Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the Supreme Court decision to block a Postal Service regulation regarding mail-in ballots.
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Strict ScrutinySep 15, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources, including the Supreme Court's own order record and Reuters and AP, confirm that Justices Alito and Thomas dissented from the Court's September 14, 2026 order refusing to let the Postal Service enforce its mail-ballot rule.
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Strict Scrutiny · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Supreme Court's order record in Postal Service v. California shows Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of the stay application.[3]
Supports. Reuters and AP both report that Alito, joined by Thomas, publicly dissented from the Monday decision blocking the Postal Service rule.[1][2]
Supports. The NYT, NBC, and CNBC likewise report that only Alito and Thomas dissented from the decision to reject the stay of the injunction against the USPS mail-ballot rule.[4][5][6]
Context. The dissent was from denying the government's stay request, so 'dissented from the decision to block' is a faithful characterization of the Court's refusal to let the rule take effect.[1][3]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 2 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, context
- 2Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midtermsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 326A305 Postal Service v. California (09/14/2026)supremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 4Two Conservative Justices Would Have Allowed Trump's ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Supreme Court says Trump can't enforce new mail-in ballot regulationnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to lift block on mail-in ...cnbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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