Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve…
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani has ruled against President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at establishing a federal voter list and involving the U.S. Postal Service in election operations, which would restrict mail voting. This is the second such order Trump has attempted to enact, with the first being blocked by Talwani in June.
The judge's latest decision creates another legal challenge for the Trump administration to navigate before the November 3, 2026 midterm elections. In her ruling, Talwani emphasized the urgency of preventing changes to election rules close to the election date. The Trump administration had sought Supreme Court intervention to halt lower court decisions blocking these changes in nearly half the country.
Talwani, nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, sided with voting rights groups, including the League of Women Voters, and ruled that the administration lacks authority to regulate elections.
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