Democratic states urge Supreme Court to block Trump’s new limits on mail ballots | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 03, 2026 · 412 words · By Los Angeles Times

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Democratic states urge Supreme Court to block Trump’s new limits on mail ballots WASHINGTON — California and 22 other Democratic-led states urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block President Trump’s plan to take control of voting by mail through the U.S.

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Claims checked 6

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Topics 4

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They said it is too late in the election year to impose a new set of regulations for mail ballots.

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Doing so, … Los Angeles Times flipped this story into California•5d

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Claim 1: “Three artworks by street artist Banksy have cost taxpayers almost £150,000 in cleaning operations and security so far”

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The claim is reported by both a cross-reference and a specific web search result (BBC News) stating that three Banksy artworks cost taxpayers almost £150,000.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stokes Croft is a road in Bristol, England. It is part of the A38, a main road north of the city centre. Locals refer to the area around the road by the same name. The road became a centre of industry…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BNE is an anonymous graffiti artist known for stickers that read "BNE" or "BNE was here". The artist has left their mark in countries throughout the world, including the United States, Canada, Asia, R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNE_(artist)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Bonehill-Paine (born 7 December 1992), also known as Joshua Bonehill and by the pseudonym Crewkerne Man, is an English political satirist and Conservative Party politician, and a former neo-Naz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Bonehill-Paine

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Claim 2: “Todd Blanche as Trump’s new attorney general”

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Strong authoritative evidence from both Wikipedia and multiple news reports confirms Todd Blanche has served as acting Attorney General since April 2026 and has been confirmed as US Attorney General.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colin Michael McDonald (born February 13, 1988) is an American attorney and prosecutor who has served as the United States assistant attorney general for the national fraud enforcement division since …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_McDonald_(attorney)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katie Phang v. Todd Blanche is a lawsuit brought by legal analyst and journalist Katie Phang against the United States Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging that Blanche had not complied with…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who is the designate for United States attorney general, having served in an acting capacity since April 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche

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Claim 3: “California and 22 other Democratic-led states urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block President Trump’s plan to take control of voting by mail through the U.S. Postal Service.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Democratic-led states are urging the Supreme Court to block President Trump's restrictions/plans regarding mail-in ballots and the USPS.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building, but it regula…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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Claim 4: “Iran’s politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States “corrects its behavior,””

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Multiple independent cross-references confirm that Iran's Supreme National Security Council stated the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the US 'corrects its behavior'.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran’s politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States “corrects its behavior,”
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/democratic-states-urge-supr…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The waterway [Strait of Hormuz], crucial to global supplies of oil and natural gas, will not open until the United States “corrects its behavior,” the Supreme National Security Council said.
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Claim 5: “Hunter Biden told the BBC on Friday that his father’s cancer is spreading”

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Multiple independent cross-references from Flipboard report that Hunter Biden told the BBC that Joe Biden's cancer is spreading.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and Army National Guard officer who served as the 44th attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, includes members prominent in law, education, activism and politics. Biden's immediate family was the first family of the United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
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Claim 6: “a mural painted on the Royal Courts of Justice in September 2025”

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Multiple sources, including BBC News and other web search results, confirm a Banksy mural appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in September 2025 and was subsequently removed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts, is a court building in Westminster which houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The High Court also sits on circui…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of works by Banksy. Banksy, active since the 1990s, is an England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director whose real identity is unknown. Banksy's satirical…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 September 2025, the passers-by noticed a mural stencilled by street artist Banksy onto the exterior wall of the Queen's Building of the Royal Courts of Justice on Carey Street, London. He caption…
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