Trump administration pursues mail ballot restrictions via court

The Trump administration renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court by September 8, 2026, seeking to allow new restrictions on mail voting ahead of the midterms after a federal judge blocked them. The administration also asked the Court to permit use of a citizenship database to screen state voter rolls.

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Trump again asks supreme court to restrict mail-in voting as midterms loom

rss:guardian-worldinternational23d ago kagi ↗

Legal fight continues as states begin sending out ballots for voters to vote by mail in November’s midterm elections The Trump administration renewed its appeal to the US supreme court on Sunday to allow restrictions on mail-in voting, after a federal judge had blocked new limits on such ballots, just ahead of November’s midterm elections. The latest filing follows a decision by US district court

Trump administration seeks Supreme Court mail-ballot ruling

kite:usaother23d ago kagi ↗

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday to allow new U.S. Postal Service mail-ballot rules to take effect before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, after U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani extended an order blocking the rules for the November vote [thehill.com#1][nytimes.com#1][cbsnews.com#1][pbs.org#1][dailysignal.com#1][abc7ny.com#1][gpb.org#1][krdo.com#1]. The emergency appli

Trump administration makes new appeal for Supreme Court to allow mail voting changes ahead of midterms

rss:thehillus_mainstream23d ago kagi ↗

The Trump administration on Sunday again asked the Supreme Court to allow it to restrict mail-in voting this election cycle. In a 40-page emergency application, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to immediately permit the administration to bar the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from sending mail-in ballots to residents of states that have...

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mail-ballot rules

kite:usa_floridaother23d ago kagi ↗

The Trump administration on Sunday filed another emergency appeal asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let the U.S. Postal Service implement new mail-ballot rules for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, two days after U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani extended an injunction blocking the policy [wtsp.com#1][wesh.com#1][wfla.com#1][wfla.com#2][cbsnews.com#2][nytimes.com#1][mprnews.org#1][abc7ny.com#1][source

Major pieces of Post Office’s mail voting rule missing while Justice Department presses Supreme Court to move it forward

stream:bsky-jetstreamother22d ago kagi ↗

Not Ready for Primetime! The Justice Department’s (DOJ) various court filings defending the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) new voting restrictions remain mum on when important components of the rule necessary to comply will become available, even as states start sending out ballots. The Justice Department wants the Supreme Court to allow a mail voting rule to take effect, despite missing components

The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a plan that could limit mail-in ballots ahead of November's congressional ​elections, after a federal judge las

mastodon:mstdn-socialother22d ago kagi ↗

The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a plan that could limit mail-in ballots ahead of November's congressional ​elections, after a federal judge last week blocked those restrictions. # news # usa # trump # SupremeCourt

Reform the Supreme Court

stream:bsky-jetstreamother22d ago kagi ↗

On September 3, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let new USPS rules on mail ballot handling take effect before the midterms. That application goes to a Court whose 6-3 majority has already decided the defining cases on voting rights and campaign finance. For decades, the conservative Federalist Society has worked to help Republican presidents stack the US Supreme Court with a 6-

Trump administration files another Supreme Court emergency appeal over USPS mail ballot rules

stream:bsky-jetstreamother22d ago kagi ↗

After a district judge blocked USPS rules limiting mail ballots to deliverable addresses and listed voters, the Trump admin. asked the Supreme Court to let the rules take effect for November. Src. The judge handling the legal battle over new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rules last week extended her block of the rules for the November midterms.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule | Alaska Beacon

stream:bsky-jetstreamother22d ago kagi ↗

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule, reports Jacob Fischler for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/09/07/r... A U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting, like the executive order from President Donald Trump that spurred it, is unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said in a Friday or...

Latest in Trump's fight to limit mail voting

rss:cbsnewsus_mainstream21d ago kagi ↗

The Trump administration is again requesting that the Supreme Court weigh in on mail-in voting restrictions. Election law expert David Becker explains where things stand in the legal fight.