Trump’s voting restrictions face roadblocks from the Supreme Court and Congress

The Supreme Court and the Republican-controlled Senate have erected guardrails that limit President Donald Trump’s ability to make it harder for citizens to vote, and he’s not happy about that.

The Supreme Court and the Republican-controlled Senate have erected guardrails that limit President Donald Trump’s ability to make it harder for citizens to vote, and he’s not happy about that.

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In a 5-4 decision handed down Monday, Chief Justice John Roberts, who was appointed by Republican President George W. Bush, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was appointed by Trump, joined the court’s three liberals in ruling against the Republican National Committee’s challenge to a Mississippi law that allows certain ballots to be tallied if they are received after Election Day.

Civil rights groups hailed the decision as a protection for voters.