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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order Limiting Mail-in Voting

A federal judge extended an injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Trump's order to limit mail voting.

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U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended a preliminary injunction on Friday, September 4, 2026, prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Donald Trump's executive order to limit mail voting during the midterms. [1] Election officials contend there is not enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives. [2] North Carolina began sending out its first mail ballots on Friday, September 4, 2026, and more states are expected to follow swiftly. [3] The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift Judge Talwani's temporary order and will likely appeal her latest ruling. [4] Judge Indira Talwani argued that Congress never delegated election authority to the U.S. Postal Service under the Elections Clause. [5] Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts ruled that the new Postal Service regulation explicitly and exclusively governs election mail, differing from the Department of Justice's reasoning which applied the rule to general postal mail. [6] The Department of Justice requested the Supreme Court allow the U.S. Postal Service to apply the new regulations based on President Donald Trump's March executive order. [7]
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  1. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended a preliminary injunction on Friday, September 4, 2026, prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Donald Trump's executive order to limit mail voting during the midterms. · Winnipeg Free Press
  2. Election officials contend there is not enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives. · Winnipeg Free Press
  3. North Carolina began sending out its first mail ballots on Friday, September 4, 2026, and more states are expected to follow swiftly. · Winnipeg Free Press
  4. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift Judge Talwani's temporary order and will likely appeal her latest ruling. · Winnipeg Free Press
  5. Judge Indira Talwani argued that Congress never delegated election authority to the U.S. Postal Service under the Elections Clause. · elcomercio.pePeru
  6. Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts ruled that the new Postal Service regulation explicitly and exclusively governs election mail, differing from the Department of Justice's reasoning which applied the rule to general postal mail. · elcomercio.pePeru
  7. The Department of Justice requested the Supreme Court allow the U.S. Postal Service to apply the new regulations based on President Donald Trump's March executive order. · elcomercio.pePeru
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