Supreme Court Blocks Trump from Enforcing New Mail-In Voting Rule
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
WASHINGTON — In a significant blow to President Donald Trump's ambitions to exert federal control over the midterm elections, the Supreme Court on Monday prevented a U.S. Postal Service regulation related to mail-in ballots from taking effect. In a brief order, the court rejected an emergency request from the Trump administration to block a lower court ruling that determined the regulation was likely illegal. The court appeared to divide 7-2, with conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting. The measure would have imposed requirements on states to send mail-in ballots to voters, a function the Postal Service typically does not perform. Implementing these significant changes just weeks before the elections would likely have caused major issues, and voting rights advocates feared it would hinder millions of Americans from casting their votes. Time was already running out to implement the rule, as North Carolina began sending ballots on September 4, with other states set to follow shortly after. There were also doubts about whether the Postal Service even had the technical resources necessary to carry it out.
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
