The two executive orders signed by President Trump regarding election procedures are being challenged in court.
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Consider This from NPRAug 28, 2026
In his second term, President Trump has made moves to overhaul how key aspects of elections in the U.S. are run. This includes signing two executive orders: One is aimed at new registration requirements, the other at voting by mail. Both are being challenged in court. With midterm elections fast approaching, where do things stand? This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Kwesi Lee. Our director is Jonas Adams. …
Both executive orders are being challenged in court as of 2026-08-28. Reuters and AP reported on August 24-25 that other challenges to the mail-voting order remained after the Supreme Court's stay, and the CRS report and Supreme Court syllabus document lawsuits against both March 2025 (EO 14248) and March 2026 (EO 14399) orders.
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Supports. Reuters (Aug 25, 2026) reports the Supreme Court lifted one injunction on Trump's mail-in ballot order, but 'other challenges remain,' and an August injunction still blocks USPS from implementing the order in a separate case.[1]
Supports. AP (Aug 24, 2026) reports the decision 'leaves room for additional court challenges' and that 'other similar cases have already been filed' against Trump's mail-voting executive order.[2]
Supports. The Supreme Court syllabus describes lawsuits by states and D.C. against Executive Order 14399 (March 2026), and the CRS report describes the court challenges to EO 14248 (March 2025), including LULAC, California v. Trump, and Washington v. Trump.[3][4]
Context. Later sources (Illinois AG, Oct 26, 2026; Just Security tracker) report permanent injunctions against provisions of both orders, which confirms the litigation continued past the claim date but does not bear on whether it was ongoing on 2026-08-28.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Explainer: Trump's mail-in ballot order gets Supreme Court ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midtermsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3PRELIMINARY PRINTsupremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Executive Order on Elections: Legal Background and Court Challengescongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Office of the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoulillinoisattorneygeneral.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 6Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump ...justsecurity.org · not rated · cited for: context
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