JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Supreme Court blocks President Trump's mail-in ballot order
The majority of justices merely determined that the administration's position was unlikely to succeed.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in voting
The Supreme Court kept in place a lower court decision blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new restrictions.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Reforms.
The Supreme Court has blocked the implementation of new mail-in voting safeguards, claiming concerns about timing and potential disruption during the election period.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court has refused to reinstate new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regulations aimed at enhancing the security of mail-in voting, leaving a lower court’s decision to block the rules in place. This comes as mail ballots have already been distributed in some states ahead of the November midterm elections. DETAIL: The Postal Service’s new rules, intended to ensure mail-in ballots were sent only to eligible voters, were finalized late last month but faced legal challenges from Democrats and anti-election integrity activists, who claimed the reforms would disrupt the ongoing election process. State and local election officials opposed to mail-in ballot reform claimed that implementing the changes at…Open
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Judge Rules Against Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Reforms, Supreme Court Set to Review.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against new USPS rules on mail-in ballots, citing supposed risks of voter disenfranchisement ahead of upcoming elections.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against new USPS rules on mail-in ballots, citing supposed risks of voter disenfranchisement ahead of upcoming elections . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing new rules backed by President Donald J. Trump that would introduce extra safeguards for mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols issued a preliminary injunction Sunday, claiming that the rules could increase the risk that otherwise valid mail ballots would not be counted. DETAIL: The ruling follows a similar decision by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston. The Supreme Court is considering an appeal from…Open
AXIOS (Andrew Pantazi) - Trump's USPS mail-ballot rules hit a second roadblock as Supreme Court weighs case
A second federal judge blocked the U.S. Postal Service's new mail-ballot rules for the Nov. 3 midterms as the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow the restrictions in another case. Why it matters: Sunday's order adds another hurdle to the Trump administration's bid to upend mail voting . The blocked rules would allow the USPS to refuse ballots that don't clear new standards, with mail voting already underway in some states. The latest: U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, D.C., concluded Congress empowered the Postal Service to move mail, not to force states to enroll mail voters in a federal portal or to refuse ballots that fail its checks. - Nichols' ruling follows a similar order from U.S. District…
NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - As Supreme Court Weighs Trump Mail Ballot Plan, Another Judge Blocks It
The ruling delivered another blow to the plan with a looming Supreme Court decision that could determine whether it goes into effect before the midterm election.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Another judge blocks Trump's mail-in ballot rule
D.C. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols issued the opinion, finding that plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their challenge to the rule.
WASHINGTONPOST (Julian Mark, Mark Berman, Justin Jouvenal) - An unusual flurry of court cases creates confusion ahead of midterms
The number of election-related lawsuits is exploding — and the courts are still resolving them just weeks before the elections.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - White House ballroom construction moving at rapid pace after Supreme Court ruling
Construction of the new White House ballroom has advanced significantly just weeks after a Supreme Court ruling allowed the Trump administration to continue above-ground work despite ongoing legal challenges. #ballroom #trump #whitehouse
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Midterm aftermath: Conservative judge WARNS Trump's GOP 'biggest threat' to American democracy
Concern is growing about what will happen after the midterm election. State attorneys general say they fear ballots will be seized and retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig says January 3rd is the day to watch out for. He joins The Weekend to explain why.