Judge reinstates pause on Trump order limiting mail ballots

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 437

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer elections.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s temporary restraining order reinstated a pause that she had lifted just a day earlier, following a U.S. Supreme Court procedural ruling Monday that allowed the administration to implement the policy. The federal government will likely appeal Thursday night’s …

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