Supreme Court allows Trump to implement parts of his mail-in voting executive order

The decision was 6-3, with the court's liberal justices dissenting.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Monday in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision leaves room for additional court challenges

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that President Donald Trump can begin implementing measures from an executive order to restrict mail-in voting.

Mail balloting has long been a favourite target of US President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump's executive order targeting mail-in voting to take effect while legal challenges play out. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the procedural decision.

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily handed President Trump a key victory in his crusade to restrict mail-in voting. The unsigned opinion by the court’s conservative majority, issued over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, said it was too soon for states to challenge Trump’s executive order from March 20

The Supreme Court's conservative majority didn’t decide the legality of Trump's order, instead ruling that the states did not have the legal right to challenge it.

It's not yet clear how this will affect the midterms News Editor Published August 24, 2026 6:18PM (EDT) A Trump executive order to limit mail-in ballots just hit a roadblock as a federal court ruled against the administration to enforce the order. But there's still four months until the midterms. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Get

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Justices lift decision to block president’s order to restrict eligibility to a new federal list of voters

'The Order itself does not harm the States, so the District Court lacked jurisdiction to bar the Government from trying to implement it.'

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms  Toronto Star

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The court's order stressed the new regulations do not put new requirements on the states this year.

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for US President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision appears to leave room for additional court challeng

The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented before the fast-approaching midterm elections

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms  AP News

The Supreme Court clears a path for President Donald Trump’s mail-ballot executive order ahead of the midterm elections, marking another key win for the administration on the high court’s emergency docket. The emergency petition was brought to the high court last month by the DOJ and a coalition of GOP states, after th

California and other blue states had warned of “extreme” consequences if the high court approved Trump’s suppressive voting measures ahead of the midterms.

It remains unclear how much the administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections

Mail balloting has long been a favorite target for the president, who has claimed that it breeds fraud despite strong evidence to the contrary and his own use of the voting method.

The Supreme Court’s order clears the Trump administration to immediately enforce revised mail-ballot restrictions in 23 states ahead of November’s midterms.

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting.

Election officials warned of ‘chaos’ if Trump’s sweeping order is allowed to go into effect with just weeks before Election Day

The Supreme Court lifted a judge’s block on President Trump’s executive order adding to mail voting requirements, removing a key roadblock that prevented the policy from going into effect for the midterms. Over the public dissents of three liberal justices, the high court said on Monday that the judge had no authority

Supreme Court backs Trump’s order to curb mail ballots. So, what’s next?  CNN

The U.S. Postal Service laid out how it would implement the order last week, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states beginning to send mail ballots to voters in just a few weeks.

The decision appears to leave room for additional court challenges, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states preparing to send mail ballots to voters.

The Trump administration wants to exert greater control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms despite the primary role states play in overseeing elections.

The unsigned order lifted an injunction covering 23 states and Washington, D.C.; the court’s three liberal justices dissented.

President Trump can implement an executive order restricting mail-in ballots just months before the midterm elections, the Supreme Court said Monday. Why it matters: The decision will upend midterm elections, putting election officials and administrators on a tight deadline to comply with the rule changes and aggravate

Supreme Court Clears The Way For Trump Move To Restrict Mail-In Voting  HuffPost

The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail for the midterms. But U.S. Postal Service work on the order remains blocked nationwide.