Supreme Court Blocks Trump Mail-In Ballot Plan

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration's plan to impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots, declining to lift a federal judge's temporary block. The administration had asked the justices to allow a Postal Service plan to screen ballots weeks before the midterm elections.

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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots

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Supreme Court dispute over Trump administration mail-in ballot restrictions

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined the Trump administration's request to lift a federal judge's temporary block on new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail-in ballots, leaving the restrictions blocked.

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The Supreme Court declined the Trump administration's request to lift the lower-court block on USPS mail-in ballot restrictions, leaving the restrictions blocked and returning the dispute to the federal judge.

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