BREAKING: Supreme Court Denies Trump's Emergency Request to Restrict Mail-In Ballots Ahead of Midterms
The US Supreme Court on Monday afternoon denied President Trump's emergency request to restrict mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections. The post BREAKING: Supreme Court Denies Trump's Emergency Request to Restrict Mail-In Ballots Ahead of Midterms appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court denied President Trump's emergency request to restrict mail-in ballots before the midterm elections.
- Justice Kavanaugh concurred with the denial, stating that state and local election officials would not have enough time to implement the rule before the elections.
- Conservative Justices Alito and Thomas dissented from the decision.
- The Trump Administration had previously appealed a federal judge's preliminary injunction that blocked an executive order on Postal Service mail-in ballot rules.
- The Postal Service's legal authority to regulate mail-in ballot designs was argued by DOJ Solicitor John Sauer.
- States are already preparing to send out ballots for the midterm elections, with North Carolina having already done so.
- US District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, issued the preliminary injunction.