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Alito throws Amy Coney Barrett's own line back at her as right-wing justices clash
The Court Protects a Ballot Rule While Republicans Manufacture SuspicionWhat HappenedThe Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to arrive after Election Day in Watson v. Republican National Committee. Amy Coney Barrett wrote for the majority. Samuel Alito, joined by Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Clarence Thomas, dissented and warned the ruling could increase voter fraud. The dispute sits inside a larger Republican campaign, led by Trump, to discredit mail-in voting without evidence.Power, Not ConfusionThe central fact is institutional power. The…
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