On 2026-08-28, a federal judge halted Trump's executive order limiting mail-in voting for the midterms, marking the second time in a week the order was blocked. The Supreme Court initially cleared the way on 2026-08-24, but a Boston federal judge subsequently canceled USPS work on the order, and Democratic states filed a new lawsuit on 2026-08-26 challenging the restrictions.
On August 24, 2026, the US Supreme Court lifted a lower-court injunction and handed a preliminary victory to President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections. By August 28, a federal judge had blocked the order again, placing a 14-day hold on implementation and signaling swift legal appeals to follow.