Judge Tawani issued a temporary restraining order for two weeks on the Thursday following the Supreme Court order.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
The sources confirm that Judge Indira Talwani (the claim misspells the name as 'Tawani') issued a 14-day temporary restraining order on Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Thursday after the Supreme Court's Monday, August 24 order that lifted the earlier injunctions.
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… So it was final. We knew what it was going to look like, and it was therefore ripe to challenge. So on Wednesday, new lawsuits were filed by Thursday, the next day, Judge Tawani issued a temporary restraining order for two weeks, and, eight days after that, She issued a formal preliminary injunction, and that is where we currently stand. The executive order is blocked, just like the previous order. It is not in effect. …
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Supports. Reuters reports that Talwani issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday, Aug. 27, after the Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that led to the lifting of earlier injunctions.[1]
Supports. CNN reports the judge granted a temporary restraining order for two weeks late Thursday night, following the Supreme Court's ruling the previous week.[3]
Supports. Jurist and KOSU describe a 14-day TRO issued Thursday, with the Supreme Court intervention on August 24 preceding it.[4][5]
Supports. AP coverage confirms the TRO was later replaced by a preliminary injunction, consistent with the post's account of the sequence.[2]
Context. The Supreme Court's August 24 order is described as having been issued before the USPS final rule, and the TRO followed the new suits filed after that rule took effect.[1][4]
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5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1www.reuters.com › world › judge-blocks-ruleJudge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to restrict mail-in ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Judge extends block on Trump order aiming to limit mail ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Judge pauses US Postal Service plan to implement Trump’s new mail voting restrictions | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4US judge blocks USPS rule restricting mail-in voting ahead of midterm electionsjurist.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Judge issues a new order blocking Postal Service's plan for Trump's mail voting orderkosu.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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