The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld state laws permitting counting of mail‑in ballots received after Election Day, rejecting a Republican challenge to Mississippi's five‑day grace period. The justices reversed a lower court ruling in a 5‑4 decision; the lower court had found Mississippi's law inconsistent with federal timing rules for presidential, Senate and House elections. The decision was described as a judicial setback for President Trump, who last year said he would try to stop nationw

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld state laws permitting counting of mail‑in ballots received after Election Day, rejecting a Republican challenge to Mississippi's five‑day grace period. The justices reversed a lower court ruling in a 5‑4 decision; the lower court had found Mississippi's law inconsistent with federal timing rules for presidential, Senate and House elections. The decision was described as a judicial setback for President Trump, who last year said he would try to stop nationwide use of mail‑in ballots ahead of November's congressional elections.