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The majority just signals that these claimants had to wait—even though the election cycle had started and despite facing pocketbook costs, threats of prosecution, and an affront to their sovereignty—before receiving the relief to which they are likely entitled." After the high court's decision, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said the states challenging Trump's order are now exploring legal options. "This decision is a painful setback, but it will not be the final word," James said in a statement. "The right to vote is sacred, and no administration should be allowed to put that right in jeopardy by making it harder for eligible voters to cast their ballots." Trump's order calls for the Department of Homeland Security to develop state lists of adult U.S. citizens and for the Postal Service to obtain lists of eligible mail voters from states. In a separate dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted that the Supreme Court's ruling "needlessly injects chaos and uncertainty into the upcoming midterm elections." "To be sure, the Court has not foreclosed States from challenging this blatantly unconstitutional Order," Jackson added. "But it declines to explain when , exactly, is the right time to bring a meritorious election-rule claim challenging unconstitutional interference with electoral processes.
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