The US Supreme Court declined to approve the US Postal Service's imposition of new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the midterm congressional elections, and rejected the Trump administration's application to intervene after several states had already initiated early voting. On Monday, North Carolina and Alabama began mailing tens of thousands of ballots to voters, and several other states are preparing to follow suit in the next few days. The Chief Justice made a ruling in this context. Before this order was introduced, all parties went through the final stages of legal tug-of-war. At one point, it was uncertain whether the states would suddenly reverse the plan to prepare for the November 3 midterm elections for several months; the Republican Party needed to defend its weak majority in Congress in this election. The Supreme Court dismissed the Department of Justice's application and declined to lift the Boston federal judge's injunction. The ban prohibits the US Postal Service from enforcing new rules relating to mail-in ballots during the November election. This case is the US Postal Service v. California case, file number 26A305, US Supreme Court.

The US Supreme Court declined to approve the US Postal Service's imposition of new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the midterm congressional elections, and rejected the Trump administration's application to intervene after several states had already initiated early voting. On Monday, North Carolina and Alabama began mailing tens of thousands of ballots to voters, and several other states are preparing to follow suit in the next few days. The Chief Justice made a ruling in this context. Before this order was introduced, all parties went through the final stages of legal tug-of-war. At one point, it was uncertain whether the states would suddenly reverse the plan to prepare for the November 3 midterm elections for several months; the Republican Party needed to defend its weak majority in Congress in this election. The Supreme Court dismissed the Department of Justice's application and declined to lift the Boston federal judge's injunction. The ban prohibits the US Postal Service from enforcing new rules relating to mail-in ballots during the November election. This case is the US Postal Service v. California case, file number 26A305, US Supreme Court.