Judge issues new block on Trump’s sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting

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.

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing its new requirements for mail voting for the November midterm elections.

A new court ruling has put the decree, which would benefit the president in the midterms, on hold for two weeks

A new court ruling has put the decree, which would benefit the president in the midterms, on hold for two weeks

The order came amid a spate of legal challenges, including one by Democratic state attorneys general, that could still result in the rules being blocked.

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

Attorney General Rob Bonta and 23 other attorneys general are seeking to block new USPS rules they say could interfere with states’ control over mail-in voting.

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

A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday lifted a nationwide block on mail-in voting restrictions, temporarily clearing the way for the Trump administration to begin implementing them ahead of the November midterms. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted the Justice Department’s request to reconsider her earlier inju

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

A federal judge said Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service violated a nationwide injunction by issuing President Donald Trump‘s mail-ballot rule for the November election, but declined to impose additional relief that would prevent its scheduled publication Wednesday. Her ruling came one day after the Supreme Court foun