US appeals court rules Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order
The ruling leaves in place a lower-court injunction after judges said the order would force states to alter election procedures before November.
- On Saturday, the Boston-based 1st Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the administration's request to lift an injunction, maintaining the block on Trump's executive order affecting mail-in voting in 23 states.
- President Donald Trump signed the order in March, directing Homeland Security to compile voter eligibility lists and requiring the Postal Service to restrict mail-in ballot delivery.
- District Judge Indira Talwani, appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama, ruled the president lacks authority to regulate election procedures; the Constitution assigns the role of administering federal elections to states.
- The appeals court, in a 2-1 ruling, rejected the Justice Department's argument that lawsuits were premature; the Justice Department warned it may ask the Supreme Court to intervene.
- Voting rules remain blocked ahead of November elections that will decide control of Congress, as Trump prioritizes approval of voting restrictions in the SAVE America Act.
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Court panel declines to block Trump’s mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclear - The Boston Globe
Trump has repeatedly tried to unilaterally change voting procedures since he took office for the second time, only to be blocked by the courts.
Court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclear
A federal appellate panel on Tuesday refused to block President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting, a day after the administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the proposal in a separate case. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a May ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols that said an injunction against the order was premature. Nichols rul…
Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Mail-In Voting Limits Ahead Of 2026 Elections - Tampa Free Press
A federal appeals court has refused to freeze a lower court order barring the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on mail-in voting for the 2026 elections in 23 states and Washington, D.C. In an order issued July 25, 2026, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied emergency […] Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Mail-In Voting Limits Ahead Of 2026 Elections
Arizona Mirror
Trump administration sustains defeat on vote-by-mail order in federal appeals court
A mail ballot drop box is seen at a polling station on Nov. 4, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) A federal appeals court over the weekend denied the Trump administration’s request to resume a controversial plan forcing significant restrictions on vote-by-mail. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court ruling last month that blocked President Donald Trump’s March 31 executi…
The Washington Post
The Latest: Appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create federal voter list
Appeals court keeps Trump’s vote-by-mail restrictions blocked ahead of midterms
The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a district court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s broad March 31 executive order restricting vote-by-mail. The move came just two days after a federal appeals court denied the administration’s request to resume the controversial plan, which would force significant limits and voter information collection requirements on states in regard to vote-by-mail. It also s…
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