Supreme Court blocks new mail-ballot screening rules
The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's request to let the Postal Service enforce new screening requirements for mail ballots during the midterm election. The decision leaves intact a lower-court block while litigation continues, after officials warned that the rules could not be implemented in the final weeks before voting.
Why it matters
States can continue established mail-voting procedures through the midterms while the legal challenge proceeds.
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Part of the September 15, 2026 brief.