politics
Supreme Court allows some Trump vote-by-mail limits ahead of midterm election
The unsigned order lifted an injunction covering 23 states and Washington, D.C.; the court’s three liberal justices dissented.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court lifted a lower-court injunction affecting 23 states and Washington, D.C., concerning President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.
- A separate nationwide injunction still prevents the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing new mail-ballot procedures for the upcoming election.
- The court's majority found the challenge premature, as the executive order directs agencies to develop policies rather than directly imposing requirements on states.
- The justices emphasized that this decision does not determine the ultimate legality of the order or the policies developed under it.
- New rules finalized by the USPS to carry out parts of the order remain blocked by a different injunction.