An attempt by the GOP to shorten the deadline for mail-in voting in North Carolina was shot down by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The decision came shortly after the justices also declined to grant a stay blocking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s order extending the deadline in that state.
According to reports, the ruling was 5 to 3 with Justices Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito, and Clarence Thomas making it clear that they wanted the courts to intervene against voting rights.
BREAKING: By a 5–3 vote, the Supreme Court REJECTS an effort to shorten North Carolina's mail ballot deadline from nine to three days. Gorsuch, Alito, and Thomas dissent.
Read it: https://t.co/YT1vNZ2XCU
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 28, 2020
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I can't stress enough how messed up it is that Gorsuch, Alito, and Thomas keep second-guessing state courts' interpretation of state law. It's an egregious infringement on state sovereignty. And Gorsuch basically accuses the NC state court of colluding with Democrats! pic.twitter.com/ZoX2P3R73p
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 28, 2020
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