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Supreme Court blocks Trump administration's mail-in ballot restrictions FAST-MOVING

The United States Supreme Court has rejected an emergency request from the Trump administration to implement new mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The proposed rules would have required states to use specific ballot envelope designs and submit voter information to a federal portal via the U.S. Postal Service.

In an unsigned ruling, the Court indicated the administration was unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to a lower court injunction. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in a concurring opinion, noted that while the Postal Service might have the statutory authority to implement such rules, doing so for the 2026 elections would be ‘arbitrary and capricious’ because state and local officials lack sufficient time to implement the changes.

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the decision. Donald Trump criticized the ruling as ‘horrible and highly political,’ arguing it would facilitate fraud and claiming the justices—including three he appointed—were no longer the individuals he had originally selected for the bench.

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Brett Kavanaugh · Clarence Thomas · David Steiner · Donald Trump · Samuel Alito · Supreme Court of the United States · U.S. Postal Service · U.S. Supreme Court · United States Postal Service

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AP News Summary at 12:10 p. m. EDT [www.voiceofalexandria.com]
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Mail-In Voting Survives [www.newyorker.com]
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