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WASHINGTON (CN) — Concerned about chaotic post-election litigation, the Supreme Court seemed open Wednesday to making it easier for political candidates to challenge election rules. “What you’re sketching out for us is a potential disaster,” Chief Justice John Roberts told Illinois’ solicitor general. Illinois said candidates must prove an election rule was harmful to bring a court challenge, but most of the justices were concerned the requirement would limit election litigation to high-profile, close cases that pressure courts to intervene in the days and weeks around Election Day. Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service.
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