The Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling denying a stay on a lower court's injunction against Donald Trump's mail-in ballot restrictions for the U.S. Postal Service.

What we found

Supports. The AP reports the Supreme Court on Monday rejected Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots, and NBC reports the court rejected the emergency application seeking to block a lower court ruling against the Postal Service regulation.[1][2]

Supports. NBC, NPR Illinois, and Wired all report the vote was 7-2, with Justices Alito and Thomas dissenting.[2][4][5]

Supports. Reason and Carolina Journal report the court refused to stay the lower-court decision blocking the Postal Service policy, which matches the claim's 'denying a stay on a lower court's injunction' wording.[3][6]

Context. NPR Illinois notes that the Supreme Court had earlier overturned a preliminary injunction in August on procedural grounds, and the injunction was reissued once the rules were finalized; this history does not contradict the September denial.[4]

Sources

6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated

1. 1Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midtermsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2. 2Supreme Court says Trump can't enforce new mail-in ballot regulationnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
3. 3Supreme Court Refuses to Block Lower-Court Ruling ...reason.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
4. 4SCOTUS blocks Trump’s attempt to limit mail-in voting for the ...nprillinois.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
5. 5The Supreme Court Just Blocked Trump's Efforts to Control ...wired.com · not rated · cited for: supports
6. 6Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in voting restrictionscarolinajournal.com · not rated · cited for: supports

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• Bulwark Takes · Sep 15, 2026“The Supreme Court says this mail and ballot restriction that Trump had designed for the U.S. Postal Service cannot go into effect. 72 ruling. You'd be shocked that two justices that dissented were Alito and Thomas.”Post →

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