Judge blocks Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting rules for now

A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting requirements for November's midterm elections. CBS News election law contributor David Becker has the details.

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday appealed a temporary block on the U.S. Postal Service’s new mail-in ballot regulations, an apparent bid to fast-track legal proceedings as the midterms loom just months away. The notice from DOJ lawyers follows a late-night ruling from a federal judge in Boston on Thursday that ba

The Trump administration appealed a temporary two-week block on the U.S. Postal Service’s new rule on mail-in voting on Friday. The Justice Department notified the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts that the administration is appealing Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s second block

The judge’s move continues a week of intense legal action over the controversial executive order on mail-in voting issued by President Donald Trump.

The Postal Service appealed an emergency decision from Thursday that blocked it from changing its procedures for mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order halting new US Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots, moving quickly to reinstate the challenged rules after they were paused in a high-stakes clash that could shape the November midterms and the fight to control Congress.

In North Carolina, where a deadline to send out the ballots is imminent, state and local officials try to answer voters’ questions, as well as their own.

Thursday on CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting will hurt Republicans because rural Americans, who skew conservative, tend to vote by mail. Coates said, “I want to get your

A federal judge on Thursday halted — at least for now — attempts to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting.

August 28, 2026 9:37 AM ET An Obama-appointed judge once again temporarily barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Donald Trump’s restrictions on mail-in ballots in a Thursday ruling. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani lifted a preliminary injunction Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

Gene Hamilton says federal agencies like USPS can now move forward with Trump's mail-in ballot safeguards after the Supreme Court's ruling.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 24 other Democratic attorneys general on Wednesday filed suit against the U.S. Postal Service over what they are calling an unlawful attempt to interfere with mail voting in the fast approaching midterm elections. But the new legal challenge came just as a federal judge in Bos

This latest legal battle follows a Supreme Court procedural ruling favoring Trump just two days earlier

Twenty-five states have filed a lawsuit against the USPS to prevent it from enacting a new rule that gives it control over mail-in ballots.

The rule in question would require election officials to give USPS voter information and use federally reviewed, uniquely barcoded ballot envelopes.

Judge removes one hurdle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge before midterms  AP News

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The decision removes legal holds on implementing the president's executive order.

A federal judge removed a nationwide ban on President Trump's sweeping mail-in voting policy Wednesday after the Supreme Court cleared the way earlier this week. The big picture: The decision removes the last major legal obstacle to the administration's plan, though it does not end the court challenges over the embattl

The coalition argues the finalized USPS rule exceeds the agency's authority and risks disenfranchising voters less than 10 weeks before the election

A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, but the decision will only clear the path for more legal challenges.

A federal judge in Boston canceled a nationwide ruling that blocked U.S. Postal Service work on President Trump's order to limit mail-in voting for the midterm election. But a new block may come soon.

Federal Judge’s Move On Trump Mail Voting Order Clears Path For More Legal Challenges  HuffPost

California and a coalition of other Democratic-led states sued again to block the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new nationwide rules for mail ballots.

Democratic states file new lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s order limiting mail voting in midterms  Toronto Star

Judge chides US Postal Service over mail-in voting rule but will not block it  Reuters

Illinois leaders anxious about Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump to push mail-in voting restrictions  Chicago Tribune