The US Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's guidelines to end mail-in voting for the upcoming midterm elections.
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AmericastSep 16, 2026
The Supreme Court on September 14, 2026 declined to let the USPS enforce the Trump administration's mail-voting rule, leaving in place a block on it for the midterms, so the claim was true as of 2026-09-16.
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What was said
… in court, but if you remember just not too long ago, the Supreme Court kind of let that order go through and let the Post Office come up with these, guidelines for handling ballots. But now other court. Stopped that those guidelines from going into effect? And this time, the Supreme Court said yes, too close to the election. It doesn't look like the Trump administration is going to be able to win on the merits of this case. Much too close the election. Let's just punt this off and let this work through the courts. Ah and ah. And so it is a setback for for Trump and for his efforts to try to change Mail balloting so close to the election. …
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Supports. Reuters reports the Supreme Court denied the Justice Department's request to lift Judge Talwani's ruling blocking the Postal Service from enforcing the mail-ballot measure while legal challenges proceed.[1]
Supports. NPR and ProPublica report the Court rejected the administration's effort to impose mail-voting restrictions for the 2026 midterms, with the USPS plan still blocked.[2][3]
Supports. The Court's unsigned order said the government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the preliminary injunction.[1][3]
Context. The Court did not decide the legality of Trump's order; AP notes the majority ruled states lacked the right to challenge it, and Kavanaugh's concurrence said the rule might be within USPS authority but could not be applied in 2026.[4][5]
Context. A later CNBC report says a district judge vacated the injunction on August 26 and the Postal Service could proceed, but that is dated before the claim and the September 14 Supreme Court order is described as keeping the block in place for the midterms.[6]
Context. Vote tallies differ across sources (Reuters and Wired say 7-2 with Alito and Thomas dissenting; the Conversation and Wired describe it as upholding the injunction), but all agree the Court blocked the rule.[1][7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballotsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2The Supreme Court won't allow midterm mail-in voting limits - NPRnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 Midtermspropublica.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Mail-Ballot Restrictions for ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting ...krgv.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Federal judge lifts final block on Trump mail-in voting ordercnbc.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Why the Supreme Court blocked Trump and the Postal ...theconversation.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8The Supreme Court Just Blocked Trump's Efforts to Control ...wired.com · not rated · cited for: context
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