Judge blocks US Postal Service's proposed restrictions on mail-in voting

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Source: Reuters

July 1, 2026 4:01 PM EDT Updated 1 hour ago


July 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service's proposed restrictions on mail-in voting, finding that they violated a settlement with a leading civil rights group that required expedited mail-in ballot handling.

The decision by Washington-based U.S. ​District Judge Emmet Sullivan marked the second defeat in the courts in as many weeks ​for U.S. President Donald Trump's push to severely restrict mail-in voting ahead of the ⁠November 3 midterm elections, with his Republican Party locked in a tight battle to maintain control of ​both houses of Congress.

Trump has long said, without providing evidence, that mail-in voting is prone to fraud. The ​assertion is one pillar of his years-long campaign to undermine faith in U.S. elections, along with the false claim that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud. The Postal Service in May proposed a rule requiring ​states to provide lists of voters and adopt new balloting procedures before the mail agency would ​make deliveries. If states did not comply, the Postal Service would refuse to deliver the ballots.

Sullivan, who was appointed to ‌the ⁠bench by Democratic President Bill Clinton, sided with the NAACP rights group, which argued that the new rule would run afoul of a 2021 legal settlement that required USPS officials to take "extraordinary measures" to ensure timely delivery of ballot mail through 2028. Neither the USPS nor the Justice Department, which represents the administration in ​court, immediately responded to requests ​for comment.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-blocks-us-postal-services-proposed-restrictions-mail-in-voting-2026-07-01/

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Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/182-2026-07-01-Memorandum-opinion.pdf

Democracy Docket REPORT - Court blocks USPS from implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting order

This is the 2nd court to block this illegal nonsense.

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[bluestarone]

1. Perfect, but will they IGNORE the judges?

We shall see.

[OGBuzz]

3. There will be "many unfortunate accidents" and "lost mail trucks".

[LisaL]

7. I would certainly be concerned with voting by mail if

I could vote in person.
Obviously not everyone is able to vote in person.

[FakeNoose]

2. Thank you Judge Emmet Sullivan!

Wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet_G._Sullivan

[OGBuzz]

4. Why can't a man like this be president? (instead of the current ass-clown?)

[oasis]

5. Best news today!!!

Prepare for a huge win for

[calimary]

6. Thank goodness we still have courts to block the Donald's efforts

to block our right to vote!

When is this shit over? January 2029? I’m guessing he’ll still try to mess things up while he still has time. Even if it’s just a little bit at a time. Even if it’s all the way to the bitter end.

But do we really have to wait that long for relief? When is this nightmare OVER???