Active Court Order Still Blocking Trump Effort to Restrict Vote
The judge said USPS ignored her order by finalizing a rule that could add voter-list and barcode requirements for mailed ballots.
- On Tuesday, District Judge Indira Talwani ruled the U.S. Postal Service violated her preliminary injunction by finalizing a rule implementing President Donald Trump's executive order on mail-in ballots.
- The Supreme Court on Monday stayed one of two injunctions against the order, but a second injunction obtained by voting rights groups remains in effect.
- Talwani found the agency "feigned compliance" by finalizing the regulation on Friday, ignoring her explicit order barring them from "initiating or completing" rulemaking.
- While declining to impose new penalties, Talwani noted the violation "may ultimately inure to Plaintiffs' benefit," allowing them to challenge the finalized rule directly.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the Supreme Court decision "a disgrace," while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed to fight "Trump's effort to turn the Postal Service into a voter suppression machine.
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Judge busts Trump admin violating her order — as it told Supreme Court the opposite
A federal judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's administration violated her court order blocking new mail-in ballot restrictions, catching officials making contradictory claims to different courts within weeks of each other.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani found that the Trump-governed U.S. Postal Service defied her preliminary injunction by quietly finalizing a rule implementing Trump's executive order on mail-in ballots just days …
Judge Finds USPS Violated Injunction by Finalizing Mail-Ballot Rules
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) violated her nationwide injunction by finalizing regulations intended to carry out President Donald Trump’s mail-ballot executive order. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani declined to order the USPS to withdraw the regulations, block their publication, or impose another penalty. The rule has an effective date of Aug. 21 and was scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on …
Judge chides US Postal Service over mail-in voting rule but won't block it
A federal judge on Tuesday declined for now to block a final rule that the U.S. Postal Service adopted at the direction of President Donald Trump that would tighten requirements for mail-in voting, even as she concluded the agency had violated a court order by issuing it.
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Judge Rules USPS Violated Court Order by Finalizing Mail-Ballot Regulation During Stay
A federal judge said the U.S. Postal Service violated her injunction by completing a mail-in ballot rule while rulemaking was expressly barred, rejecting the agency’s ... The post Judge Rules USPS Violated Court Order by Finalizing Mail-Ballot Regulation During Stay first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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