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Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-revives-gop-congressmans-challenge-to-late-arriving-mail-ballot-lawhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-revives-illinois-congressman-lawsuit-challenging-law-late-arriving-ballots/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/supreme-court-republican-illinois-mail-in-ballot-law
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  • The Supreme Court revived a Republican challenge to Illinois's late-ballot-counting law, signaling candidates may challenge election rules even if the outcome is not yet determined.
  • The court ruled 7-2 that candidates can sue over voting-counting rules even if those rules don’t clearly affect the race outcome, reinforcing standing to challenge election procedures.
  • The ruling preserves a pathway for challengers to press lawsuits over state election-administration rules beyond this specific Illinois case.

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Supreme Court revives Illinois congressman's lawsuit challenging law for late-arriving ballots

Supreme Court revives Illinois congressman's lawsuit challenging law for late-arriving ballots

US supreme court rules Republican can challenge Illinois mail-in ballot law

US supreme court rules Republican can challenge Illinois mail-in ballot law

SCOTUS rules Illinois GOP rep can challenge state mail-in ballot rules in case with 2028 election implications

SCOTUS rules Illinois GOP rep can challenge state mail-in ballot rules in case with 2028 election implications

Supreme Court says Illinois congressman can sue over state mail-in voting laws

Supreme Court says Illinois congressman can sue over state mail-in voting laws

Supreme Court empowers GOP lawmaker to sue over mail-in voting laws

Supreme Court empowers GOP lawmaker to sue over mail-in voting laws

Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s absentee ballot suit that could spur more election litigation | CNN Politics

Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s absentee ballot suit that could spur more election litigation | CNN Politics

Candidates have legal standing to challenge election laws, the Supreme Court rules

Candidates have legal standing to challenge election laws, the Supreme Court rules

Candidates can now sue over election laws they don’t like

Candidates can now sue over election laws they don’t like

Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

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