{"id":"072efa68-c52d-4fed-80b8-30a669829203","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367518/us-supreme-court-rejects-trump-mail-ballot-restrictions-midterms","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"US Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for midterms","plainHeadline":"US Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for midterms","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The Supreme Court rejected President Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterms.","Justices Alito and Thomas dissented from the court's brief order.","The decision allows states to continue existing mail ballot processes.","Alito argued the Postal Service may have authority to enforce restrictions.","Election officials warned reforms were impractical on the eve of voting."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T00:22:37.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-15T01:09:33.203Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/3f0c88c0-12bd-48f1-9837-78901bef69f7","storyId":"3f0c88c0-12bd-48f1-9837-78901bef69f7","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/15/c5087ff5-c4b8-4942-8ed3-1ce2bc734ec6_aff6ec6f.jpg?itok=Z-4yEdbR&v=1789431749","author":"Associated Press","dek":"The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already under way."}