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.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-14
A federal whistleblower has told Sen. Richard Blumenthal that the U.S. Postal Service's new online portal for tracking mail ballots has serious flaws that could jeopardize voting access ahead of the midterms. The disclosure also alleges USPS is continuing to build out the system in defiance of court rulings blocking parts of a Trump executive order aimed at tightening mail-voting rules. USPS says the portal, meant to let election officials share lists of mail-ballot recipients, has been developed in compliance with court orders and will soon be offered for voluntary use.
cbsnews.com
· 2026-09-01
The Supreme Court's conservative majority paused a Boston federal judge's injunction that had blocked Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting in 23 states and DC, ruling the states lacked standing to sue because they couldn't prove concrete harm. The court did not rule on whether the order itself is legal, leaving that question for future litigation, while a separate nationwide injunction against the Postal Service implementing the order remains intact for now.
wired.com
· 2026-08-25
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