The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump’s controversial U.S. Postal Service restrictions concerning mail-in ballots from going into effect.
The measure would have imposed requirements on states for sending out mail-in ballots to voters. Typically, the Postal Service has no such role.
News from the Supreme Court tonight: The Court has rejected President Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country.https://t.co/v2totdujd0
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 14, 2026
More from the New York Times (gift link):
Trump administration lawyers had urged the justices to step in and clear the way for its plan to use the Postal Service to screen ballot envelopes after they are submitted by state elections officials.
The new rules would require states to submit lists of voters approved to receive mail ballots. The Postal Service would then deliver mail ballots only to the voters on the lists.
The plan would also require states to use an envelope approved by the Postal Service, including a unique bar code for each voter. Some states have argued that redesigning ballots so close to the election would be challenging or perhaps impossible, causing delays.
The majority provided a one-paragraph explanation for the ruling, writing that the government was “unlikely to succeed on the merits.”
It appears to have been a 7-2 decision with Justices Thomas and Alito dissenting.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused to let USPS’s new mail-ballot rules take effect for the 2026 midterms. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent. pic.twitter.com/D27sx76txJ
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) September 14, 2026
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