New Delhi, June 29 -- The US Supreme Court on Monday (June 29) upheld state laws allowing certain mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted, rejecting a Republican-backed challenge to Mississippi's five-day grace period. The 5-4 decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has sought to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the November congressional elections.

The Supreme Court ruled that Mississippi can continue counting absentee ballots that are:

-Postmarked on or before Election Day, and

-Received within five business days after Election Day.

The majority included Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Amy Coney Barrett-who wrote the opinion-and the court's three liberal justices. Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence T...