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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Lift USPS Ballot Injunction

9/10/2026

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Trump Seeks Lift

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration filed a Supreme Court petition on Sept. 6, 2026, to lift a judge’s injunction on a USPS mail-ballot rule.
The petition could disenfranchise millions of elderly, disabled, military voters, and 24 Democratic-led states and D.C. warned of chaos.
ACLU director Sophia Lin Lakin said the push undermines election integrity and robs voters.
A USPS whistleblower testified the ballot-verification portal is flawed and could reject thousands of ballots.

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Trump Seeks Lift

President Donald Trump’s administration filed a Supreme Court petition on Sept. 6, 2026, to lift a judge’s injunction on a USPS mail-ballot rule.
The administration says the rule improves handling, protects against fraud, and does not give Postal Service authority over voter eligibility or counting.
John Sauer said North Carolina is mailing ballots and Alabama will start on Sept. 9.
He added that five states will begin mailing ballots the week of Sept. 13.

Center

Trump Seeks Lift

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration filed a Supreme Court petition on Sept. 6, 2026, to lift a district judge’s injunction on a USPS mail-ballot rule.
The filing argues the rule merely adds envelope-design and recipient-information requirements, leaving voter-eligibility decisions to the states.
Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction, deeming the rule likely unlawful and unconstitutional.
Democratic-led states say the rule is unconstitutional and leaves insufficient time before the Nov. 3, 2026 deadline.

Blindspot

A USPS whistleblower testified that the agency’s online ballot-verification portal is fundamentally flawed and could reject thousands of ballots if any single one is unreadable.
Within this story’s sources, this whistleblower testimony appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center- and Right-leaning coverage.

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Trump Seeks Lift

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration filed a Supreme Court petition on Sept. 6, 2026, to lift a judge’s injunction on a USPS mail-ballot rule.
The petition could disenfranchise millions of elderly, disabled, military voters, and 24 Democratic-led states and D.C. warned of chaos.
ACLU director Sophia Lin Lakin said the push undermines election integrity and robs voters.
A USPS whistleblower testified the ballot-verification portal is flawed and could reject thousands of ballots.

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