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The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting rules ahead of the midterm elections.
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Supreme Court dispute over Trump administration mail-in ballot restrictions
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Current state
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow new U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballot restrictions, leaving the lower-court temporary block in place ahead of the midterm elections; the administration says it will comply with the ruling.
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In this event Supreme Court refuses to allow Trump's mail voting restrictions for the midterms Supreme Court blocks Trump's plan to restrict mail-in ballots Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Restrictions Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting
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CBS
Trump admin. will comply with mail ballot ruling by Supreme Court, Blanche says
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting rules ahead of the midterm elections.
TIME
Trump Criticizes His Supreme Court Picks Over Mail-In Ballot Ruling
NYTimes – US NYT
Trump, the Supreme Court and the Postal Service: A History of Mail Voting
The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.
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NYTimes – US NYT
Supreme Court Stands Up to Trump on Mail Voting and a Few Key Issues
The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.
Euronews
Trump blasts Supreme Court over mail-in ballot ruling
Trump had sought to limit mail-in voting ahead of November's key midterm elections, which will determine the makeup of Congress for his final two years in office.
NYTimes – US NYT
Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail-In Voting Ruling
In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said “these are not the people I interviewed” to serve as justices.
