Did the U.S. Supreme Court refuse to let the Postal Service restrict mail ballots for the 2026 midterms?

Yes. On September 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court declined the Justice Department’s emergency request to lift a lower-court injunction that blocked a U.S. Postal Service rule targeting mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterms. In a brief order, the court said the government was unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge.

Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, dissented. Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred in denying the stay, writing that election officials did not have enough time to reasonably implement the rule before the 2026 elections.

Source: Reuters — “In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won’t let Postal Service restrict mail ballots”

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