US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court's injunction blocking a Trump administration plan to impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the upcoming midterm elections. The order maintains a stay on a U.S. Postal Service rule until after November 3, effectively siding with Democratic states that challenged the policy. While the court did not rule on the underlying merits of the case, the decision ensures the restrictions will not be implemented during the current election cycle.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The unsigned, one-paragraph order upheld a Massachusetts federal court’s injunction on a U.S. Postal Service rule until after Nov. 3 and did not decide whether […]
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