Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge – US politics live
That was the high court’s reasoning late last month when it lifted an earlier freeze by Talwani.But because the administration had just issued its rule to move ahead with Trump’s plan, the plaintiffs in Boston and Washington, DC, refiled their lawsuits. Talwani was nominated by former president Barack Obama and Nichols was nominated by Trump.The new Postal Service regulations stem from an executive order Trump issued earlier this year. He spoke after diesel prices in the US hit a record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average.
- ▪That was the high court’s reasoning late last month when it lifted an earlier freeze by Talwani.But because the administration had just issued its rule to move ahead with Trump’s plan, the plaintiffs in Boston and Washington, DC, refiled th
- ▪Talwani was nominated by former president Barack Obama and Nichols was nominated by Trump.The new Postal Service regulations stem from an executive order Trump issued earlier this year.
- ▪He spoke after diesel prices in the US hit a record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average.
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4m ago06.41 EDTTrump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judgeHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.A second federal judge has prevented Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new US Postal Service rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements.However, the US Supreme Court is still weighing the administration’s request to overturn a separate order blocking the rule. Late on Sunday, District Judge Carl J Nichols in Washington, DC, handed down a similar hold on the rule, which was issued 21 August.“Plaintiffs have demonstrated that, absent an injunction, there is an increased risk that a significant number of otherwise appropriate absentee or mail-in ballots will ultimately not be counted in the upcoming elections,” Nichols wrote in…
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