GoKawiilSecond federal judge blocks USPS from enforcing Trump's mail-ballot rule
U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Postal Service from implementing new mail-voting regulations tied to Trump's executive order, mirroring an earlier block by a Boston judge. Nichols ruled that without the injunction, many valid absentee ballots could go uncounted in the midterms. The case comes as the Supreme Court is already reviewing a similar injunction from a separate lawsuit.
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With two federal judges now blocking the same USPS rule, the administration's push to overhaul mail-voting procedures faces mounting legal resistance just months before the midterms. Election officials have warned there isn't enough time to implement pre-approved envelope designs and voter-identity portals, meaning any Supreme Court decision could directly affect how ballots are processed this cycle.
- A second judge, appointed by Trump himself, ruled against enforcing the USPS mail-ballot regulation.
- The rule required pre-approved envelope designs and a voter-identity portal that election officials say can't be ready in time.
- The Supreme Court is already reviewing a related injunction, setting up a high-stakes ruling before the midterms.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “Trump’s mail ballot order gets blocked again by a federal judge. Here’s what comes next”
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