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  "path": "/2026/06/29/repub/us-supreme-court-deals-blow-to-trump-ruling-states-can-accept-ballots-after-election-day/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-29T20:04:48.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "D.C. Bureau",
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Justice Amy Coney Barrett",
    "Justice Samuel Alito",
    "mail-in ballots",
    "RNC vs. Watson",
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  "textContent": "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a blow to the Trump administration and some Republican states that had urged the justices to require all ballots to arrive by the close of polls. In a 5-4 decision, the court found that federal law does not prevent […]",
  "title": "US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day"
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