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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett drew sharp condemnation from conservative lawmakers, commentators, and President Donald Trump on Monday after she authored a 5-4 majority opinion holding that federal election law does not bar states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
The ruling, which upheld a Mississippi law permitting the practice, fractured the court along unexpected lines and handed new urgency to stalled election-integrity legislation in the Senate.
The Ruling and Its Coalition Barrett's majority held that Election Day, under relevant federal statutes, sets a deadline for when voters must make their candidate choice — not when ballots must physically arrive to be counted.
Chief Justice John Roberts joined her alongside the court's three liberal justices: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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