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Supreme Court blocks Trump's plan to restrict mail-in ballots

The Trump administration had asked the court to lift a federal judge's temporary block on new rules for mail-in ballots.

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

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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.

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Supreme Court dispute over Trump administration mail-in ballot restrictions

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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 Trump Criticizes His Supreme Court Picks Over Mail-In Ballot Ruling Earlier coverage Supreme Court refuses to allow Trump's mail voting restrictions for the midterms Earlier coverage Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Restrictions Earlier coverage Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting Earlier coverage

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BBC Published 15 September 2026

Supreme Court blocks Trump's plan to restrict mail-in ballots

NYT Published 15 September 2026

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.

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