Supreme Court dispute over Trump administration mail-in ballot restrictions
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to implement new rules for mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections, after a federal judge temporarily blocked the plan. The administration filed multiple requests with the court, which ultimately declined to lift the lower court's block.
Current state
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to lift a federal judge's temporary block on new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail-in ballots, and the Trump administration says it will comply with the ruling, leaving the restrictions blocked ahead of the midterm elections.
3 sources · 3 reports · Updated 16 Sept 2026
What changed
The Trump administration said it will comply with the Supreme Court ruling that left the USPS mail-in ballot restrictions blocked.
Developments
- Key development
The Trump administration stated it will comply with the Supreme Court ruling.
- Key development
The Supreme Court declined to lift the lower-court block on the USPS mail-in ballot plan.
- Earlier development
The Trump administration renewed its Supreme Court appeal to allow the mail voting restrictions as states began sending out ballots.
- Earlier development
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift the temporary block on the USPS plan.
- Earlier development
Federal Judge Indira Talwani temporarily blocked the Postal Service's new mail-ballot rule and warned it appeared to be a haphazard “experiment” that could cause “major disenfranchisement” and result in valid ballots being tossed.
Current story coverage
Earlier coverage
- Supreme Court blocks Trump's plan to restrict mail-in ballots The Trump administration had asked the court to lift a federal judge's temporary block on new rules for mail-in ballots.
- Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Restrictions The filing puts the legality of the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting squarely before the justices even as states begin sending out ballots.
- Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to carry out a plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.