Justice Samuel Alito emphasized the literal meaning of the word "day" as the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether states can legally accept late-arriving ballots that are postmarked by Election Day."We have lots of phrases that involve two words, the last of which, the second of which is ‘day,’ Labor Day, Memorial Day, George Washington's birthday, Independence Day, birthday and Election Day, and they're all particular days," Alito, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, said.Alito added, "If we start with that, if I have nothing more to look at than the phrase ‘Electio...
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