{"id":2636204,"date":"2026-07-27T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-high-court-to-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:28:29","slug":"trump-asks-high-court-to-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-high-court-to-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump asks high court to unblock mail-in voting executive order"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-asks-high-court-to-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2636204&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump administration requested the Supreme Court to lift a lower court\u2019s injunction against an executive order aimed at tightening voting rules, especially concerning mail-in ballots, ahead of the November midterm elections. The executive order, issued in March, sought to establish federal voter eligibility lists and impose restrictions on mail ballot delivery. Democratic-led states challenged this, arguing it unlawfully interfered wiht state election procedures. A federal judge had previously struck down parts of the order, citing lack of authority for the Department of Homeland Security and the Postal Service to implement such measures, and the appellate court upheld this decision. The Trump administration argues that the district court&#8217;s injunction was premature as agencies had not yet enacted any policies and that it disregarded legal principles of standing and ripeness. The supreme Court has been asked to respond quickly to the emergency petition, with a decision expected soon.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-wants-to-move-male-inmates-in-transgender-case-into-specialized-unit\/\" title=\"DOJ wants to move male inmates in transgender case into specialized unit\">case highlights ongoing legal disputes<\/a> over federal authority in election processes amid fluctuating success for the administration in court.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> asked the Supreme Court on Monday to lift a lower court\u2019s block on an executive order aimed at tightening rules on mail-in voting ahead of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump issued an executive order in March that aimed to create federal eligibility lists and restrictions on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2026\/04\/03\/2026-06601\/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections\">delivery of mail ballots<\/a>, which was challenged in federal court by a coalition of Democratic states that claimed it constituted unlawful interference in state election procedures. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the high court to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4624810\/federal-judge-blocks-parts-trump-executive-order-voting-by-mail\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4624810\/federal-judge-blocks-parts-trump-executive-order-voting-by-mail\/\">lift an injunction<\/a> on the executive order placed by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, last month, claiming the injunction was done prematurely and noting that agencies had not even implemented any policy changes.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4664902\/trump-request-supreme-court-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump asks Supreme Court to unblock mail-in voting executive order<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4662271\/supreme-court-urged-to-take-up-discrimination-case-where-muslim-bus-driver-was-pressured-to-remove-hijab\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court urged to take up discrimination case where Muslim bus driver was pressured to remove hijab<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4662086\/justice-kagan-says-supreme-court-not-puppet-for-trump-administration\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Justice Kagan says Supreme Court is not a \u2018puppet\u2019 for Trump administration<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe injunction is particularly remarkable because the Order merely sets forth general policy guidance, leaving substantial discretion to agencies about how to implement the Order while admonishing them that they may do so only consistent with applicable law. And the injunction is especially indefensible because the agencies are still deliberating over how (if at all) to implement the Order, yet the district court preemptively decided that whatever the agencies may choose to do will necessarily be unlawful,\u201d Sauer wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat injunction flouts settled Article III standing and ripeness principles. This Court has repeatedly and recently recognized that courts cannot enjoin implementation of<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/executive-orders\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"5204\"> Executive Orders<\/a> that leave open material issues that still need to be resolved by agencies, unless and until those agencies actually take concrete actions that injure the plaintiffs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talwani struck down the executive order in June, finding that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> lacked authority to compile lists of voters and that the U.S. Postal Service lacked authority to impose regulations on mail-in voting. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccine-mandates-for-navy-seals-remain-blocked-by-u-s-court-of-appeals\/\" title=\"Vaccine Mandates for Navy Seals Remain Blocked by U.S. ... of Appeals\">federal appeals court denied<\/a> the Trump administration\u2019s request to lift the injunction imposed by Talwani, leading the administration to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/supreme-court\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"11310\">Supreme Court <\/a>for an emergency order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf and when the agencies take concrete actions that actually injure them, the States can pursue claims at that time, at which point courts can resolve any legal questions presented in a non-hypothetical posture,\u201d Sauer said in the petition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4663636\/trump-administration-mail-in-voting-appeals-court\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4663636\">APPEALS COURT HANDS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MAIL-IN VOTING SETBACK AHEAD OF MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The high court requested a response to the emergency petition from the coalition of Democrat-led states by Aug. 3 at 4 p.m. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the petition shortly after that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> has seen significant success on the Supreme Court\u2019s emergency docket since returning to office early last year, but has had a mixed record on the merits docket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump seeks Supreme Court to lift mail-in voting order block<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2636205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26138777220474.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3728,32911,32610,37054,3634],"class_list":["post-2636204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election","tag-executive-order","tag-high-court","tag-mail-in-voting","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26138777220474.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636204"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636209,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636204\/revisions\/2636209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}