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The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections.
Event intelligence
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.
Grounded in 3 reports across 3 sources
In this event Trump Criticizes His Supreme Court Picks Over Mail-In Ballot Ruling Supreme Court refuses to allow Trump's mail voting restrictions for the midterms 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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BBC News – World BBC
Supreme Court blocks Trump's plan to restrict mail-in ballots
NYTimes – US NYT
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots
The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections.
