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The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election issue targeted by President Donald Trump

The Supreme Court is taking up a case from Mississippi over whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, an election issue targeted by President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday regarding mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive to officials later. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has early details.

The Supreme Court‘s conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The court heard arguments in a case from Mississippi that also could affect voters in 13 other states and the District of Columbia,

The Supreme Court 's conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The court heard arguments in a case from Mississippi that also could affect voters in 13 other states and the District of Columbia,

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that raised questions about the legality of mail-in voting. NBC News' Gary Grumbach has details on the arguments and how members of the court appeared