**Supreme Court Faces Key Voting Lawsuits as Election Day Nears**

The Supreme Court is currently deliberating its first last-minute voting lawsuits in the lead-up to Election Day, with significant cases emerging from Virginia and Pennsylvania. These early disputes mark the beginning of what is expected to be a wave of last-minute legal battles over voting processes.

In the Virginia case, the Supreme Court has requested a response from the federal government by Tuesday afternoon regarding the state’s voter rolls. A judgment on this issue is anticipated shortly after. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, those involved in the Republican National Committee’s lawsuit have been given until Wednesday afternoon to respond.

The outcomes of these cases remain uncertain and could be a prologue to how many more election-related disputes the Supreme Court might be asked to address as Election Day approaches. Historically, similar situations have arisen, notably in 2020, when former President Donald Trump and his cohorts attempted to use the court to contest President Joe Biden’s victory. Although the Supreme Court dismissed all those challenges at the time, the current 6-3 conservative majority might influence potential post-election challenges differently.

Recently, the justices provided Trump with a favorable decision ahead of the upcoming general election. They dismissed Democratic efforts to disqualify him from state ballots under the 14th Amendment, affirming that states do not possess the authority to remove federal candidates.

A significant ruling that might influence future election laws came from the Supreme Court's decision in Moore v. Harper in 2023. The court rejected a theory that state legislators should have extensive power over election rules— a theory Trump and his allies had used in their attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Nonetheless, the ruling also indicated that state courts could not counteract state legislators' election rules beyond "ordinary judicial review," a term left somewhat ambiguous.

Over recent months, both Republican and Democratic parties have engaged in numerous legal battles over voting regulations, reflecting the high stakes and controversies ahead of the election. The Republican National Committee has aggressively pushed an "election integrity" campaign, despite the minimal evidence of widespread voter fraud. On the other hand, Democrat-affiliated legal experts like Marc Elias have continued to advocate for expanded voter access, with nearly 199 pending challenges spread across 40 states.

As Election Day draws closer, these ongoing legal disputes underscore the contentious environment surrounding voting rules and raise questions about how the Supreme Court’s decisions might shape the electoral landscape.