{"id":3876,"date":"2026-06-29T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3876"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:33:00","slug":"todays-decision-will-only-exacerbate-voters-distrust-justice-alito-writes-in-dissent-on-mail-ballot-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3876","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Today\u2019s decision will only exacerbate voters\u2019 distrust,\u2019 Justice Alito writes in dissent on mail ballot ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dissenting from the Supreme Court\u2019s majority on Monday, some conservative justices appeared to agree with President Trump\u2019s claims that voting bymail increases the chances of election fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a dissent joined by other conservative justices,Justice Samuel Alito said the court\u2019s 5-4 decision to uphold state laws that allow late-arriving ballots to be counted, as long as they are postmarked by Election Day, \u201cpresents a greater opportunity for voter manipulation.\u201d Chief Justice John Roberts and conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court\u2019s three liberal justices in the majority.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump repeatedly claims, without evidence, that mailed ballots led to widespread voter fraud in his reelection loss to Joe Biden in 2020. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled on a case from Mississippi that pit the state against the Trump administration and the Republican National Committee. The Libertarian Party of Mississippi also challenged the state\u2019s election laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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