The Supreme Court has an injunction blocking the USPS from implementing new rules.
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Letters from an AmericanSep 13, 2026
… In this scenario, Democrats will have to go to the courts, perhaps eventually the Supreme Court, which would take weeks, leaving the country vulnerable, Trump’s plan to use the US Postal Service to screen mailed-in votes is being tested in Florida, and shows what will likely happen if the Supreme Court lifts its injunction blocking the USPS from implementing new rules, The DOJ under Trump is threatening, without cause, election workers, using harassment and intimidation to force them to put Trump’s election changes into effect, Luttig urged Republicans to decide not to betray their oaths of office and the country, and …
As of 2026-09-13, a preliminary injunction blocking USPS from enforcing its new mail-ballot rule was in place, but it was issued by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston, not by the Supreme Court.
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What we found
Contradicts. The injunction was issued by the district court in Massachusetts; the Supreme Court's role was to consider the government's application to stay it, so the Supreme Court did not itself have an injunction.[2][3][4]
Supports. A federal court injunction blocking the USPS from enforcing the new mail-ballot rule was in effect, and the Supreme Court later declined to lift it on September 14, 2026.[4][5]
Context. The Supreme Court earlier (August 24) lifted a different, earlier Talwani injunction, which the Reuters coverage describes as premature; that earlier order is not the injunction in force on September 13.[1][3]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Democratic-led states renew challenge to Trump plans to restrict mail-in votingreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Application for a Staysupremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Trump administration takes mail-in ballot fight to US Supreme Courtmobile.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 4Donald Trump’s Mail-Voting Fight Takes a Major Supreme Court Hityahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Supreme Court leaves USPS mail ballot restrictions blocked through November election - New Jersey Globenewjerseyglobe.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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