SCOTUS Hands Trump a Temporary Win In His Crusade to Restrict Mail Voting
The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily handed President Trump a key victory in his crusade to restrict mail-in voting. The unsigned opinion by the court’s conservative majority, issued over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, said it was too soon for states to challenge Trump’s executive order from March 2026 severely restricting mail-in voting because […]
The Supreme Court temporarily upheld President Trump's executive order on Monday, which seeks to impose strict limits on mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections. The conservative majority's unsigned decision, which overturned prior federal court rulings blocking the order, stated that it was premature for states to challenge the executive order due to the lack of evidence of potential harm.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing that the ruling violated established legal precedents and introduced uncertainty into the upcoming elections. The order instructs the Department of Homeland Security to create voter lists and directs the Postal Service to deliver ballots only to those on the lists, potentially disenfranchising millions of voters, especially those with disabilities and in rural areas.
The ruling allows the administration to exert greater control over election administration, despite efforts by voting rights groups and 23 states challenging the order on the grounds that it would disenfranchise many voters and create chaos.
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