Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 756

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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A U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting, like the executive order from President Donald Trump that spurred it, is unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said in a Friday order extending a freeze on the policy.

The Trump administration quickly appealed the order to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.

Then Sunday, the administration also asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the preliminary injunction, saying Talwani rushed it without considering the …

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