On September 10, 2026, a U.S. federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to implement new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail-in voting, handing the Justice Department a loss. The Supreme Court is separately considering the administration's executive order on the same issue.
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A federal appeals court has denied the Trump administration’s request to let the US Postal Service enforce new restrictions for mail-in ballots, handing the Justice Department another setback as it urges the Supreme Court to intervene ahead of the November midterm elections.
BOSTON, Sept 10 - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to allow President Donald Trump's administration to implement a new U.S. Postal Service rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements before November's congressional election, as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a similar request.
Court declined to put on hold injunction preventing the USPS from tightening rules around postal voting A US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to impose sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting before November’s midterm elections, dealing a fresh blow to the president’s attempted crackdown. The Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals declined to put on hold an injunction issu
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to implement mail-in voting restrictions Reuters
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 10 denied the Trump administration’s request to pause an injunction blocking a new U.S. Postal Service rule for mail ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 congressional elections, while the Supreme Court considers a similar administration request [cbsnews.com#1][thehill.com#1][japantoday.com#1][koaa.com#1][fox5ny.com#1]. The three-judge panel said the administr
A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to lift a lower court's order that blocked new rules for mail ballots before the midterms.
Appeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting as Supreme Court considers his executive order AP News
An appeals court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s order to limit mail voting.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a block on the Trump administration’s restrictions on mail-in voting, as the Supreme Court considers the case. Three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit concurred with U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who last week blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Trump’s...
The ruling is a blow to Trump administration's efforts to change how mail-in voting works ahead of November elections.