How Supreme Court decisions are shaping the election

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<p>On Monday night, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5&ndash;3 decision that Wisconsin mail-in ballots postmarked by November 3 but received after Election Day cannot be counted. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQsw0kkD7Tl-AMWpS9dmu3A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has the story.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/APXZoT9kcT3S6TZbIddtnoQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/A8gy_A7guTpihdPpIiKBFyg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> offer overviews of the court&rsquo;s recent election-related decisions.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AASvO0xegQSqnDMnAyse5Mw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains how the recent ruling on Pennsylvania mail-in ballots may only be a temporary victory for Democrats and voting-rights advocates.</p> <p>Nina Totenberg writes for <a href="https://apple.news/AV6M8_IWKRZCBxHFKWkXPpQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> about the court&rsquo;s decision to side with Alabama state officials and allow a ban on curbside voting to stand.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AlvupwjpJSdqG-Smr08lRlw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on the court&rsquo;s order that South Carolina mail-in ballots must have a witness signature, and some of the confusion that resulted from this ruling.</p> <p>Mark Joseph Stern writes for <a href="https://apple.news/AN3dYqP6wRkOwRIIGxOcEBg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Slate</a> about how Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation could have drastic implications for how states run their elections.</p>