Justice Samuel Alito
Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal
WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Prodded by a Republican-led lawsuit that includes Vice President JD Vance, the court’s conservative justices were again in […]
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some […]