SCOTUS sides with President Trump on firings, against on mail-in ballots

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, June 29, 2026, gave President Donald Trump sweeping new authority over approximately two dozen multi-member agencies that Congress intended to be independent. The justices struck down a federal law barring the President from firing members of the Federal Trade Commission except in cases of “inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.”

However, the Court ruled 5-4 that states can accept mail-in ballots after polls close in federal races, rejecting President Trump and the Republican National Committee’s push to defeat the practice, citing voter fraud concerns. More than a dozen states deem mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day valid so long as they are postmarked by then.

Stephen Montoya, partner at Montoya, Lucero and Pastor, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss the Supreme Court rulings.