A federal judge in Massachusetts has cleared the way—for now—for the US Postal Service to carry out a Trump administration plan that could limit mail-in voting ahead of November's midterm elections. US District Judge Indira Talwani on Wednesday lifted her earlier order blocking the changes, saying a Supreme Court ruling this week signaling it was "too early" for courts to intervene forced her hand, the New York Times reports. But she signaled the legal fight is far from over and suggested new challenges could prompt a different outcome at the high court. She said Trump's March executive order on mail-in voting was "likely unconstitutional" and could lead to "chaos."
Within hours, more than 20 Democratic-led states filed a fresh lawsuit in Boston, arguing that the Postal Service's newly finalized rules now make the dispute ripe for review. The policy would bar delivery of some mail ballots, particularly in states that refuse to share voter data with federal officials, and require ballot envelopes to meet new federal standards. States say that effectively ties ballot delivery to their cooperation with a federal voter-screening effort, usurping their authority to run elections.
A separate suit from voting-rights groups has also been updated, and either case could race back to the Supreme Court as election preparations intensify. The first mail-in ballots are set to go out next week. "Across the country, states are already deep into preparations for the 2026 elections. Now, at the last moment, the federal government is attempting to meddle in those preparations and potentially threaten countless Americans' right to vote," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement, per the AP. "USPS has no authority to decide who can and cannot vote by mail." James is one of 25 Democratic attorneys general involved in the lawsuit.
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