Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in

Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail Ballot Ruling

In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said “these are not the people I interviewed” to serve as justices.

Sep 15, 2026

Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Mail Ballot Scheme

President Donald Trump’s latest effort to steal the midterms has played out in plain view. His plan was to force states to conform to last minute, untested, and too-late-to-implement vote-by-mail requirements with the inevitable result of disenfranchising thousands, if not millions, of voters. The only thing Trump needed to launch this bomb into November’s elections […]

Sep 15, 2026

As Supreme Court Weighs Trump Mail Ballot Plan, Another Judge Blocks It

The ruling delivered another blow to the plan with a looming Supreme Court decision that could determine whether it goes into effect before the midterm election.

Sep 14, 2026

Trump's USPS mail-ballot rules hit a second roadblock as Supreme Court weighs case

A second federal judge blocked the U.S. Postal Service's new mail-ballot rules for the Nov. 3 midterms as the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow the restrictions in another case. Why it matters: Sunday's order adds another hurdle to the Trump administration's bid to upend mail voting . The blocked rules would allow the USPS to refuse ballots that don't clear new standards, with mail voting already underway in some states. The latest: U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Wash

Sep 14, 2026

Second judge freezes Trump mail ballot plan as Supreme Court ruling looms

A second federal judge blocked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing President Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting, adding a new obstacle to the president’s plan as he awaits word from the Supreme Court. The high court was already considering an emergency request to lift another judge’s block — a decision could come any time…

Sep 14, 2026

Supreme Court Slams Brakes On Trump’s Mail-Ballot Plan

The Supreme Court on Monday night kept President Donald Trump’s new mail-ballot rules on hold ahead of the November midterms. The justices denied the Trump administration’s request to suspend a lower court injunction, leaving the rules blocked while litigation continues. States can continue mailing ballots under their current procedures. In an unsigned 7-2 order, the ...

Sep 14, 2026

Trump-nominated judge blocks USPS mail-in ballot rule as Supreme Court weighs case

A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump blocked a new Postal Service rule governing mail-in ballots, creating a second legal obstacle for the policy as the administration asks the Supreme Court to let it take effect before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols granted Democratic and voting rights groups a […]

Sep 14, 2026

Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in

US District Judge Carl Nichols blocked Donald Trump’s USPS mail ballot rules, marking the second federal freeze ahead of a Supreme Court decision.

Sep 14, 2026