The Supreme Court blocked a Trump administration regulation regarding the United States Postal Service and mail-in ballots.
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Strict ScrutinySep 15, 2026
Kate, Leah and Melissa hop on to break down the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Trump administration’s Postal Service regulation announcing it would not deliver mail-in ballots unless states adopted a bunch of last-minute, unnecessary, burdensome, and impossible policies governing mail in ballots. They cover Trump’s tantrum over the decision, Brett Kavanaugh’s endlessly pathetic pick-me energy, and Sam Alito’s God tier false equivalencies. Take the Strict Scrutiny survey. New Strict merch available here. …
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (Reuters, NBC, NYT, WSJ, CNN, NPR) report that on September 14, 2026 the Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's emergency request and left in place a block on a U.S. Postal Service rule targeting mail-in ballots issued after Trump's March executive order.
What we found
Supports. Reuters reports the Supreme Court declined on September 14, 2026 to let the USPS enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, setting back Trump's effort to restrict voting by mail.[1]
Supports. NBC and WSJ report the Supreme Court prevented the Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots from taking effect, with two conservative justices dissenting.[2][3]
Supports. NYT and CNN describe the Court blocking the Trump administration's Postal Service plan for mail ballots in the midterms, with the government 'unlikely to succeed on the merits.'[4][5]
Context. The block was a preliminary order leaving in place Judge Talwani's injunction while litigation continues; the ruling was on an emergency application, not a final merits decision.[1][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballotsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Supreme Court says Trump can't enforce new mail-in ballot regulationnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Supreme Court Blocks Trump's New Mail Ballot Requirements for Midtermswsj.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Supreme Court rejects Trump's plan to limit mail-in voting ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in votingabcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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