Tag: Watson v RNC

June 30, 2026

To Trump’s Chagrin, Supreme Court Narrowly Protects Voting by Mail

Meanwhile, a federal judge in Massachusetts struck down Trump’s executive order that would erect obstacles to voting. With the 2026 midterm elections just four months away, the Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by election day and received within five days thereafter. The court’s… Read more »

April 8, 2026

Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act

The prohibition of racial discrimination in voting and the right to have absentee ballots counted are in grave peril. The Supreme Court appears poised to deal a severe blow to the fundamental right to vote in two cases this term. Louisiana v. Callais threatens the right to vote free from racial discrimination and Watson v. Republican National Committee will… Read more »