Supreme Court keeps late-postmarked ballots eligible under state rules

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court held that Mississippi’s law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to five days later does not conflict with federal law, keeping similar late-count rules in place in about a dozen states ahead of the midterms; Justice Barrett wrote the opinion, marking a setback for Trump’s criticisms of mail-in voting.