Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court to Block Federal Judge's Ruling on Mail-In Voting Restrictions The Trump administration on Wednesday renewed its push for the Supreme Court to intervene in a legal dispute over an executive order aimed at restricting mail-in voting for federal elections. The administration seeks to halt a federal judge’s ruling in Massachusetts that prohibits the government from implementing part of the order, which affects 23 states and the District of Columbia ahead of the November elections. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that the Court must act swiftly to prevent the ruling from undermining the government’s ability to enforce Section 3 of the executive order, which bars the U.S. Postal Service from mailing ballots to voters not on official voter lists. The executive order, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” was signed by President Donald Trump on March 31. It mandates three key provisions: the Department of Homeland Security to create state-specific lists of adult U.S. citizens at least 60 days before federal elections; the attorney general to prioritize prosecuting state and local officials who issue federal ballots to ineligible voters; and Section 3, which requires states to provide the USPS with a list of voters to mail ballots to, while prohibiting the USPS from mailing ballots to those not on the list. A coalition of 23 states, led by California, and the District of Columbia challenged the order’s implementation in a federal court in Massachusetts. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled on June 25 that the challengers’ claims regarding the upcoming midterm elections were “ripe” for review, as the order created a “direct and immediate dilemma” for them.#supreme_court #trump_administration #us_postal_service #d_john_sauer #indira_talwani
