The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration's request for new mail-in voting restrictions.
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IHIP NewsSep 20, 2026
Multiple tier-1 outlets (AP, Reuters, BBC) report that the Supreme Court on September 14, 2026 denied the Trump administration's request to lift a lower-court injunction blocking the USPS mail-ballot rule, so the claim that it ruled against the administration's request is supported.
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… And think about it: He keeps talking about wanting to pay the slush fund. He wants to reward people that commit crimes for him, specifically people that are willing to commit felonies to overthrow an election. And this week, the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration's request for new, unprecedented mail-in voting restrictions. Josh, tell us about that. Well, the court ruled, obviously, that President Trump could not use the United States Postal Service for this mail ballot. Basically, didn't give a long opinion. This was on the emergency shadow docket. …
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Supports. The Supreme Court on Monday declined to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce the mail-ballot rule, denying the Justice Department's request to lift a Boston federal judge's injunction, which Reuters reports as a setback to Trump's effort to restrict mail voting.[1]
Supports. AP and BBC report that the Supreme Court rejected Trump's push to restrict mail-in ballots for the midterms, with the justices upholding the lower-court order that temporarily blocked the USPS requirements.[2][3]
Supports. NPR reports the Court rejected the Trump administration's request to allow mail-in voting restrictions under the USPS plan, and ABC and Bloomberg Law report the same denial in an unsigned order.[4][5][6]
Context. The order was unsigned and brief; Justices Alito and Thomas dissented, and Justice Kavanaugh agreed with the outcome while signaling the litigation may continue, so the ruling was preliminary rather than final.[1][3][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 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, context
- 2Trump slams Supreme Court for rejecting his push to ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Trump criticises Supreme Court after justices block mail-in ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 4The Supreme Court won't allow midterm mail-in voting limitsnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in votingabcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Mail Ballot Curbs for Midtermsnews.bloomberglaw.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's attempt to ...goodmorningamerica.com · not rated · cited for: context
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