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The Supreme Court blocked Trump's mail-ballot plan seven weeks before the midterms — three weeks after handing him a 6-3 win on the same order. His fury at Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett collides with a record that says they backed him more than he admits.
- The Supreme Court on Sept. 14 refused to revive Trump's mail-ballot rule for the midterms, finding his administration unlikely to succeed on the merits. Only Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.
- Hours later Trump told his followers the justices were "merely a shell of their original selves" — an unmistakable shot at Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, the three he appointed.
- What almost nobody is repeating: the same court handed him a 6-3 win on the same executive order three weeks earlier, on Aug. 24.
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More than 48 million Americans voted by mail in 2024, and Latino voters already face the highest signature-rejection risk in the system.
