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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Lift Mail-In Voting Injunction

7/28/2026

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Trump Seeks Lift

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on July 27, 2026 to lift an injunction blocking his March executive order on mail-in voting.
Critics say the order would rely on incomplete federal voter lists, risking disenfranchisement and disproportionately suppressing Democratic mail-in voters.
It would force DHS to use the SAVE database, which experts say often misidentifies voters.
Judge Indira Talwani ruled the president lacked authority to change state election administration.

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Trump Seeks Lift

President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on July 27, 2026, to lift an injunction blocking parts of his March mail-in voting order.
The claim is that the injunction is premature because agencies have not acted and courts should not block guidance before concrete steps.
Order 14399 directs Homeland Security to compile lists in 23 Democratic-led states and D.C.
Judge Talwani blocked the Postal Service’s ballot standards, saying the agency lacks authority.

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The order would require DHS to use the SAVE database, which experts say often misidentifies eligible voters.
The order would force states to rely on incomplete federal voter lists, which voting-rights groups say could disenfranchise many eligible voters, especially Democrats.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder (June 25 2013) struck the Voting Rights Act’s Section 4(b) coverage formula, ending preclearance for 19 Southern jurisdictions. The decision spurred statewide voting restrictions, including poll-site closures that reached nearly 1,000 by 2018. In 2026, Donald Trump asked the Court to lift an injunction on his mail-in voting order, seeking to expand the DHS SAVE database to 23 states.

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Trump Seeks Lift

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on July 27, 2026 to lift an injunction blocking his March executive order on mail-in voting.
Critics say the order would rely on incomplete federal voter lists, risking disenfranchisement and disproportionately suppressing Democratic mail-in voters.
It would force DHS to use the SAVE database, which experts say often misidentifies voters.
Judge Indira Talwani ruled the president lacked authority to change state election administration.

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