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The Final Ruling: Inside the Supreme Court's 7-2 Mail-Ballot Decision
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On Monday, September 14, 2026, the Supreme Court closed the book — at least for this election — on a fight Behind the Story has tracked across five episodes. By a 7-2 vote, the justices refused to let the Trump administration enforce a new U.S. Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots for the 2026 midterms, leaving a federal judge's nationwide injunction in place. In this series finale, host Jelani Gonzalez breaks down what the Court actually decided, why a cross-ideological majority of seven j...