The Postal Service issued a rule regarding mail-in ballots while subject to an injunction.
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Strict ScrutinySep 15, 2026
The Postal Service's final rule "Ballot Mail for Federal Elections" was issued on August 26, 2026 (effective August 21), while the August 11 preliminary injunction from the District of Massachusetts was still in place.
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… I don't know, I'm not sure it's all the victim's fault here. Yeah, and as also kind of as a substantive response on this timing question, just a reminder that even though the administration was subject to an injunction, the Postal Service did go ahead and issue a rule anyway, so the litigation does not seem to be the thing that caused any delay. The Postal Service moved forward anyway, so, you know, what's, I guess, a little thing like causation when you can just say that Trump is the victim and, you know, blue state AGs and the …
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Supports. The Federal Register final rule states that, given injunctions currently in place in D. Mass. No. 26-cv-11549 (Aug. 11, 2026), the Postal Service would not implement the rule for 2026 unless the government obtained relief from those injunctions.[2]
Supports. A Congressional Research Service overview says USPS issued the final rule on August 26, 2026 while two injunctions were in place, with one stayed by the Supreme Court on August 24 and the other vacated on August 26.[3]
Supports. Reporting on the August 25 ruling says Judge Talwani found that USPS violated her August 11 preliminary injunction when it issued the final rule, though she imposed no remedy beyond identifying the violation.[5][6]
Supports. The Massachusetts Attorney General's release says a preliminary injunction halted mandatory implementation of the USPS mail ballot rule, and Reuters reports the September 4 injunction extended a ban on implementing the rule.[1][4]
Context. The injunction was later stayed and vacated, and the Supreme Court denied a DOJ stay request on September 15. These later developments do not make the August issuance claim false.[3][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 3 not rated
- 1US judge again blocks Postal Service's mail-in voting ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 22026-17238.xmlfederalregister.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3USPS Ballot Mail Rule: Overview and Potential Impactcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 4Attorney General: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction ...michigan.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Judge says USPS violated mail-ballot order but won't block ...washingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Postal Service Violated Mail-In Ballot Injunction, Judge Findsnews.bloomberglaw.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7US Supreme Court rejects DOJ bid to stay injunction ...jurist.org · not rated · cited for: context
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