The Supreme Court decision to disturb the lower court's injunction blocking the Postal Service regulation was a 7-2 decision.
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Strict ScrutinySep 15, 2026
Multiple sources report that the Supreme Court voted 7-2 on the emergency application to block the Postal Service mail-ballot rule, with Thomas and Alito dissenting, leaving the lower-court injunction in place. The claim's 'disturb' wording means the court declined to disturb the injunction, which matches the reporting, and the extraction faithfully reflects the post.
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… Shorter Brett Kavanaugh: I would still really like to be chief justice, Mr. Trump, so while this is a do it, the do it the right way, I would still like to be chief justice, Mr. Trump. Only you can do it that way. Yeah, I can't do that. So while it's a 7-2 decision on the bottom line of whether to disturb the lower court's injunction blocking the Postal Service regulation, with only Thomas and Alito noting their dissents, Kavanaugh's concurrence signals that he's probably going to rule in Trump's favor if this issue comes up before the 2028 election with more lead time. So I think it's probably better to think of this as a 6-3 majority. …
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Supports. NBC News reports the Supreme Court's brief order rejected the administration's emergency application and that the court 'appeared to be divided 7-2, with two conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, dissenting.'[2]
Supports. Reason (Volokh) reports the Court 'in a 7-2 ruling, refused to stay a lower-court decision blocking the Postal Service's policy,' with the majority saying the government 'is unlikely to succeed on the merits.'[3]
Supports. Reuters reports that only Justices Alito and Thomas publicly dissented from the order preventing implementation of the rule, and New Jersey Globe reports the 7-2 order left the preliminary injunction in place.[1][4]
Context. Some secondary coverage misattributes the majority opinion's author (e.g., Cyberscoop names Justice Jackson as writing for the majority), a detail that does not affect the vote count.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Trump lashes out at Supreme Court justices after ballots ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Supreme Court says Trump can't enforce new mail-in ballot regulationnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Supreme Court Refuses to Block Lower-Court Ruling Against Trump's Mail-in Ballot Executive Orderreason.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Supreme Court leaves USPS mail ballot restrictions ...newjerseyglobe.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Supreme Court denies Trump request to allow USPS mail ...cyberscoop.com · not rated · cited for: context
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