US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed mail-in ballot restrictions
The justices split 7–2 in a decision months before the congressional midterm elections, according to the Financial Times.
The US Supreme Court has rejected mail-in ballot restrictions sought by Donald Trump ahead of the congressional midterm elections, according to reporting supplied by the Financial Times.
The justices split 7–2 in the decision, which came months before the congressional elections. The supplied reporting does not set out the ruling’s legal basis or clarify whether the court directly invalidated the restrictions or upheld an injunction preventing their implementation.
The measures at issue reportedly included a requirement for states to submit lists of voters eligible to receive mail-in ballots. The United States Postal Service would then have re-verified deliveries under the proposed system.
Historical context supplied with the report says an injunction had prevented the Trump administration and USPS from implementing the rules before the November 2026 midterms.
The decision does not establish that all restrictions on mail-in voting have been struck down. The available source material provides no further details about the scope of the ruling.
