The Supreme Court needs to remind Trump he has no power over elections

By Erwin Chemerinsky / LA Times Commentary / August 26, 2026 The Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday allowing President Trump’s executive order on mail voting to go forward is stunningly insensitive to the context: Trump is trying to exercise control over elections when he has absolutely no authority to do so. In one sense, the justices decided nothing, simply saying it was too soon for federal…