The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's executive order regarding mail-in voting regulations.
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Bulwark TakesSep 15, 2026
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The Supreme Court did block the Trump administration's mail-voting effort on September 14, 2026, declining to let the Postal Service enforce its rule implementing the March executive order. But on August 24 the Court lifted a lower-court block on the executive order itself, so the claim that it blocked the order is only partly accurate.
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What we found
Contradicts. Politico and CNBC report that on August 24 the Supreme Court lifted or paused the lower-court injunction against Trump's executive order, allowing key parts of the order to move forward, so the Court did not block the order itself at that stage.[3][4]
Supports. Reuters and SCOTUSblog report that on September 14, 2026 the Supreme Court refused the Justice Department's request to lift the injunction, leaving the Postal Service barred from enforcing its mail-ballot rule.[1][5]
Supports. Eastham Star and The Daily Star describe the Court as blocking or striking down the Trump administration's restrictions on mail voting.[6][7]
Context. The Supreme Court's September order was brief and unsigned, and it did not rule on the legality of the executive order; the AP reports an appeals court upheld the block while the Supreme Court considered the same case.[1][2][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballotsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Appeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Supreme Court lifts one block on Trump mail-in voting planpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 4Supreme Court lets Trump move toward mail-ballot restrictionscnbc.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Supreme Court denies Trump administration's request to ...scotusblog.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Supreme Court Blocks Mail Voting Restrictionseasthamptonstar.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7US Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot restrictionsthedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Supreme Court gives Trump an interim win on his mail voting order, but hurdles loomnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
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