{"id":2637395,"date":"2026-07-29T17:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-states-urge-supreme-court-to-lift-block-on-trumps-mail-in-ballot-order\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:37:51","slug":"gop-states-urge-supreme-court-to-lift-block-on-trumps-mail-in-ballot-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-states-urge-supreme-court-to-lift-block-on-trumps-mail-in-ballot-order\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP states urge Supreme Court to lift block on Trump\u2019s mail-in ballot 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\">26<\/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%2Fgop-states-urge-supreme-court-to-lift-block-on-trumps-mail-in-ballot-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=2637395&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>A coalition of Republican-led states has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a block on parts of President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules. The order, signed in march, sought to create eligibility lists and restrict mail ballot delivery, but was blocked by a federal court in June and the appellate court declined to lift the stay. The GOP coalition intervened, urging the Supreme Court to intervene through an emergency petition, arguing that the district court&#8217;s decision was premature and that the states have a stake in implementing the order. The coalition highlights that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit previously noted it was &#8220;to early&#8221; to challenge the executive order.The Court has requested responses from Democrat-led states by Monday, with a decision expected shortly. This legal action is part of a broader trend of challenging executive orders before policies are finalized.The Supreme Court has been favoring the Trump administration&#8217;s emergency requests recently,though its overall record on the merits has been mixed.  <\/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\">A coalition of Republican-led states asked the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Wednesday to lift a block on key parts of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> executive order tightening rules on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mail-in-voting\/\">mail-in voting<\/a>, days after the Justice Department made a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4664902\/trump-request-supreme-court-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4664902\/trump-request-supreme-court-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/\">similar request<\/a> to the high court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump signed an executive order in March that aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-high-court-to-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/\" title=\"Trump asks ... to un... ...in ... ...\">create federal eligibility lists<\/a> and restrictions on the\u00a0delivery of mail ballots, calling on federal agencies to enact policies in line with those goals. A coalition of Democrat-led states sued the Trump administration over the law. A federal district court blocked the implementation of the order in June, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit declined to lift the block this month. A coalition of GOP states, led by Missouri, intervened in the case on the side of the Trump administration and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/26\/26A139\/417505\/20260729033246165_California%20v%20Trump%20-%20final%20State%20Defendants%20Stay%20Application.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/26\/26A139\/417505\/20260729033246165_California%20v%20Trump%20-%20final%20State%20Defendants%20Stay%20Application.pdf\">urged<\/a> the Supreme Court to lift the block in an emergency petition filed Wednesday.<\/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\/4668002\/gop-supreme-court-trump-mail-ballot-order\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP states urge Supreme Court to lift block on Trump\u2019s mail-in ballot order<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4664455\/parental-rights-issues-heating-up-supreme-court\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Parental rights issues are heating up at the Supreme Court<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4666086\/public-approval-supreme-court-record-low-gallup-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Public approval of Supreme Court drops to lowest level on record: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petition argues that the district court\u2019s decision to block the executive order was premature, claiming that the Democrat-led states did not have proper standing to file the lawsuit since there was no specific policy being challenged.<\/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\">\u201cMerits aside, the federal government and [coalition of GOP states] easily satisfy the requirements for a stay. On their side of the irreparable harm balance, [the coalition of Democratic states] can point only to speculative injuries from non-finalized policies\u2014which they can challenge if and when those policies become final,\u201d the petition said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn the other side, the federal government is irreparably harmed when courts do not give it a chance to lawfully implement the President\u2019s policy agenda. And [the coalition of GOP states] are irreparably harmed by being blocked from (1) accessing the optional State Citizenship Lists envisioned by Section 2(a) of the [executive order] and (2) benefitting from the potential reforms in Section 3(b) that could strengthen the security of mail-in voting,\u201d the petition continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GOP-led states also pointed out that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to block the executive order earlier this week, noting it was \u201ctoo early to challenge the EO,\u201d and said the disagreement between the appeals courts could make this case worthy of elevating to the merits docket for full arguments.<\/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\">\u201cMore broadly, this case is part of a growing trend whereby litigants challenge executive orders instead of waiting to sue over finalized agency policies. In granting a stay, the Court could help check that trend, which undermines core Article III standing rules,\u201d the petition said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4664902\/trump-request-supreme-court-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4664902\">TRUMP ASKS SUPREME COURT TO UNBLOCK MAIL-IN VOTING EXECUTIVE ORDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Supreme Court has requested a response from the coalition of Democrat-led states, in both the emergency petition filed by the DOJ this week and the one filed by the GOP-led states on Wednesday, by 4 p.m. Monday. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the petition shortly after that.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Trump administration\u00a0has seen significant success on the Supreme Court\u2019s emergency docket since returning to office early last year, with a historic number of requests and wins, but has had a mixed record on the merits docket. During this past high court term, the administration won cases over Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4477468\/supreme-court-expands-trump-power-fire-officials-independent-agencies\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4477468\/supreme-court-expands-trump-power-fire-officials-independent-agencies\/\">firing power<\/a> within the executive branch and ended <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4604161\/supreme-court-allows-trump-end-tps-haiti-syria\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4604161\/supreme-court-allows-trump-end-tps-haiti-syria\/\">Temporary Protected Status<\/a> for people from Haiti and Syria, along with various other immigration cases. The major losses for the administration last term came in cases over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4409863\/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4409863\/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs\/\">Trump\u2019s sweeping tariffs<\/a>, his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4593917\/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-struck-down\/\">birthright citizenship order<\/a>, and his bid to fire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4568081\/supreme-court-blocks-trump-firing-lisa-cook-fed\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4568081\/supreme-court-blocks-trump-firing-lisa-cook-fed\/\">Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP states seek Supreme Court to lift mail-in voting block<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2637396,"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\/AP26113736782480_84f10f.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6203,39540,32275],"class_list":["post-2637395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gop","tag-mail-in-ballots","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26113736782480_84f10f.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637395","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=2637395"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637399,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637395\/revisions\/2637399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2637396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}