The Supreme Court granted a stay in a legal case regarding mail-in ballot restrictions.
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Bulwark TakesSep 15, 2026
The Supreme Court granted a stay on August 24, 2026 in Trump v. California (26A124), a case over the executive order on mail-in ballots, on standing and ripeness grounds, which matches the claim and the post's 'on grounds of standing' remark. A later September 14 order in Postal Service v.
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… Let me, let me, let me read to you. But so this is where, I guess, I want to just kind of that back and forth here, because, yes, you're absolutely right. Like, in reality, it was almost it felt unlikely this would ever go into effect, and the fact that we're kind of on pins and needles for a little bit because they granted a stay, but that was on on grounds of standing, like, it was it felt a little over at the time, and it proved to be over, and yet I want to read you this line from The New York Times and just get your thoughts on this, because Times wrote it up, and they include this kind of in the middle, and they write …
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Supports. The Justia record of Trump v. California (26A124) states the Supreme Court granted the stay, reasoning that the states lacked standing and their claims were not ripe.[3]
Supports. Roll Call reported on August 24, 2026 that the Supreme Court temporarily stayed a lower court's decision blocking the Trump administration's mail-in ballot rule.[4]
Supports. A West Virginia report describes the Supreme Court's ruling granting a stay of a lower court injunction against Trump's mail-in voting executive order.[5]
Context. On September 14, 2026 the Supreme Court denied the Justice Department's separate request to lift a block on the USPS mail-ballot rule (26A305), which Reuters and the court's order report as a loss for Trump.[1][2]
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5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 226A305 Postal Service v. California (09/14/2026)supremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3Trump v. California | 609 U.S. ___ (2026)supreme.justia.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4rollcall.com · 2026/08/24 · maSupreme Court temporarily lifts hold on Trump mail-in ballot ...rollcall.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5W.Va. election officials monitoring rulingstheintermountain.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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