Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faced the wrath of conservatives on social media on Monday after she authored the majority opinion ruling in favor of a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted in elections even if they are received after Election Day. The court was split 5-4 on the ruling with Barrett, appointed by President Donald Trump, writing the majority opinion joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.Barrett's opinion held that Election Day, in the context of federal law, set a deadline for when voters must make a choice regarding their preferred candidate but said that relevant laws have no standard for when ballots must be received to be considered valid. Barrett was quickly criticized by conservative commentators and politicians.AMY CONEY BARRETT CALLS ROE V WADE 'FREE-FLOATING' DECISION THAT JUDGES 'READ INTO' CONSTITUTIONU.S.Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is interviewed by Nixon Foundation board member Hugh Hewitt at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Sept.
10, 2025.(Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register)"A shockingly wrong opinion," Republican Sen.
Eric Schmitt posted on X."Justice Barrett joins with the liberal justices to hold that federal election law does not preempt states who allow late mail-in ballots to be counted.
This is terrible for election integrity.Another reason we must pass the full SAVE American Act.""Barrett is the biggest conservative judicial disaster since Souter," conservative author Hans Mahncke posted on X.
"The difference is that few conservatives expected much from Souter whereas Barrett was supposed to be the future of the Court.The worst part is that she’ll be there pushing leftist policies for another 40 years.""Amy Coney Barrett continues to disappoint in far too many high-profile cases," political commentator Josh Hammer posted on X. "Remember Election Day?" Repu...