Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
The ruling bars the Postal Service from taking steps to deliver mail ballots only to federally listed voters, a plan plaintiffs said could disrupt voting.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that would have restricted mail-in ballots to voters on a federal eligibility list for this year's midterm elections.
- Trump issued the executive order in March following stalled Congressional legislation, directing the Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to individuals on a federal eligibility list—a move election officials warned could cause chaos.
- Granting the injunction, Talwani noted the administration declined to defend the order's constitutionality, writing, "The executive branch has no authority to regulate elections." She found no factual basis for restricting mail voting.
- Legal challenges remain inconsistent nationwide; a separate Washington case previously resulted in a ruling that stopping the policy was premature, a decision later upheld by an appeals panel in July.
- The Trump administration requested in late July that the Supreme Court halt lower court decisions blocking these changes in nearly half the country, escalating efforts to bypass judicial roadblocks before the November 3, 2026, midterms.
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Federal court blocks another part of Trump mail-in voting executive order
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on Aug. 11, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal district court in Massachusetts on Tuesday issued a temporary order blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Donald Trump’s 2026 executive order on mail-in voting. The same court in June blocked other portions of Trump’s order in 23 states a…
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