Federal judge lifts injunction, allowing Trump mail-in ballot plan to proceed temporarily
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A U.S. district judge removed a nationwide injunction, permitting the Trump administration to move forward with its postal service directive on mail-in ballots, though further court challenges are expected.
A Boston federal judge on Wednesday lifted a nationwide injunction that had blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to track and potentially reject mail-in ballots not on a federal eligibility list. The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling on Monday that overturned a similar injunction in a case brought by California and 22 other states. Judge Indira Talwani, who is overseeing both lawsuits, said the plaintiffs have “substantial arguments that might persuade the Supreme Court to reach a different result” if the matter returns to the high court. The plaintiffs, including the League of Women Voters, have filed a new complaint seeking an immediate block of the Postal Service rule and have asked the judge for a response by Thursday noon. The administration argued that the Supreme Court’s decision should apply to both cases, and the judge agreed to lift the injunction while noting that further litigation could still halt key aspects of the order.