The Supreme Court refused to allow Donald Trump to implement new orders for the United States Postal Service to screen mail-in ballots.
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The HeadlinesOct 26, 2026
The sources consistently report that on September 14, 2026, the Supreme Court declined to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce its rule on mail-in ballots, leaving in place a lower-court injunction, which matches the claim.
What was said
… The suit is just one piece of a blitz of federal actions by the Trump administration to assert more control over the electoral process. The courts have blocked many of those efforts, like the Supreme Court rejecting Trump's plan to have the Postal Service screen mail-in ballots, but with each claim of election fraud, Trump is sowing more doubt, and some state officials and election experts worry he's continuing to lay the groundwork to challenge the results should his party lose. Thank you. …
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Supports. Reuters reports the Supreme Court declined on September 14, 2026 to let the USPS enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, denying the Justice Department's request to lift a block by Judge Talwani.[1]
Supports. The NYT and BBC both report the Court blocked the Trump administration's Postal Service plan for mail ballots, with the court saying the government was 'unlikely to succeed on the merits.'[2][3]
Supports. SCOTUSblog and ABC News confirm the brief unsigned order left in place the lower-court ruling barring the USPS from implementing the rule, with Alito and Thomas dissenting.[4][5]
Context. The rule required states to provide voter lists and use barcoded envelopes so USPS could deliver only matching ballots, which is the 'screening' the claim refers to; the ruling was an interim order and did not decide the rule's legality.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 1, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballotsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump criticises Supreme Court after justices block mail-in ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 3Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in votingabcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Supreme Court denies Trump administration's request to ...scotusblog.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6What’s next for mail voting after the Supreme Court ruled ... -...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 7Federal judge lifts final block on Trump mail-in voting ordercnbc.com · not rated · cited for: context
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