Boston judge blocks Postal Service plan for Trump’s new mail-voting limits
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A federal judge in Boston issued a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Trump's new mail voting restrictions ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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A Massachusetts judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated a nationwide injunction by finalizing a rule that would significantly overhaul mail voting if allowed to take effect. Why it matters: The order allows the Trump administration to publish the rule Wednesday, but the U.S.
The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s injunction on President Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump’s order directs the Department of Homeland Security to create state-by-state lists of eligible voters who are citizens.
A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, even as Democratic state officials filed a new court challenge with the midterm elections fast approaching.
The Postal Service can for now move ahead with plans to restrict mail-in voting before the midterm elections in November, after a federal judge on Wednesday lifted an order that had blocked it from carrying out Trump administration plans.
An election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office for the Florida primary election in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the US Postal Service from carrying out its plan that could limit mail voting. Democratic states and voter advocacy groups challenging President Donald Trump’s directives for the US Postal Service asked for, and on late Thu…
President’s directive stalls for a second time about a week before the first postal ballots are due to be sent out A federal judge on Thursday halted – at least for the moment – attempts to implement Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting.
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday to block for 14 days President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on mail-in voting requirements in the name of election security. Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued the order blocking parts of the U.S.
Election workers sort vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office for the Florida primary election in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
The judge noted that the Democratic states are likely to succeed in their argument that the USPS's new rules on mail-in ballots are “unconstitutional.”
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s new mail-in voting requirements, setting up another potential Supreme Court fight just days before states […] Source
Judge Indira Talwani placed a 14-day hold on government implementing Trump’s order to limit mail voting Sign up for the US Breaking News email Donald Trump’s administration is facing calls to launch an investigation into allegations that Michael Boren, a senior official who oversees the US Forest Se…
Judicial activism remains a key obstacle for the Trump administration, as seen Thursday when an Obama-appointed judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new requirements […]
President Donald Trump’s administration has appealed the latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect. It's the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots.
In a roller coaster week for the Trump administration’s rule on mail-in ballots, the same federal judge reversed by the Supreme Court imposed a 14-day temporary restraining order on the U.S. Postal Service. U.S.
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