The Supreme Court of the United States rejected an attempt by Donald Trump to limit mail-in voting.
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Robinson's PodcastSep 23, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 outlets (Reuters, AP, BBC, NYT, NPR, CNN) report that on September 14, 2026 the Supreme Court declined to let the Postal Service enforce a rule restricting mail ballots, rejecting Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting.
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… He seems to want to win the midterms in an undemocratic fashion by manipulating the system. Now, whether or not he will succeed in that endeavor is something yet to be determined. The Supreme Court has rejected his sort of attempt to interfere with mail-in voting, though already that's going to sow doubt about the election results, but he's clearly signaled that he's going to try to win the midterms by undemocratic means. …
Robinson's Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports the Supreme Court on September 14, 2026 declined to let the USPS enforce a mail-ballot rule, dealing a setback to Trump's effort to restrict voting by mail.[1]
Supports. AP, BBC, NYT, NPR and CNN all report the Court rejected Trump's plan to restrict mail-in ballots for the midterms, with Alito and Thomas dissenting.[2][4][5][6][7]
Context. The Court's order was a one-paragraph ruling saying the government was unlikely to succeed on the merits, and Justice Kavanaugh wrote that the rule might ultimately be lawful but could not be applied in the 2026 elections.[4][6]
Context. In August 2026 the Court stayed a lower-court injunction in Trump v. California on standing and ripeness grounds, a separate procedural ruling that the September decision followed.[3][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 3 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballotsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump slams Supreme Court for rejecting his push to ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 326A124 Trump v. California (08/24/2026)supremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4Trump criticises Supreme Court after justices block mail-in ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Supreme Court refuses to allow Trump's mail voting ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Voting by Mailnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 7Supreme Court rejects Trump's plan to limit mail-in voting ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 8Trump v. California | 609 U.S. ___ (2026)supreme.justia.com · not rated · cited for: context
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