Federal judge blocks Trump administration from restricting mail-in ballots ahead of midterms
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday blocked the U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction preventing the USPS from implementing or enforcing Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 for the Nov. The Trump administration is expected to appeal Tuesday's ruling to the 1st U.S.
- ▪A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday blocked the U.S.
- ▪District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction preventing the USPS from implementing or enforcing Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 for the Nov.
- ▪The Trump administration is expected to appeal Tuesday's ruling to the 1st U.S.
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- ▪ Judge blocks US Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked nationwide by federal judge — Axios
- ▪ Judge blocks Trump’s order preventing USPS from restricting mail-in voting — The Guardian — US
- ▪ A judge expands a block on U.S. Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order — NPR Topics: News
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Elections Federal judge blocks Trump administration from restricting mail-in ballots ahead of midterms Preliminary injunction prevents USPS from refusing to transmit absentee ballots for the 2026 elections By Brittany Miller , Bill Mears Fox News Published August 11, 2026 7:36pm EDT Comments Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Senate Dem presses postmaster general on proposed mail-in balloting rule Postmaster General David Steiner indicated that under a proposed rule, if a state declines to provide the federal government with its absentee voter list, USPS would not mail ballots for those states. (Credit: Senate Homeland Security Committee) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday blocked the U.S.
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