{"id":2649561,"date":"2026-08-25T19:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-says-usps-violated-mail-ballot-order-but-wont-block-rule-publication\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:47:39","slug":"judge-says-usps-violated-mail-ballot-order-but-wont-block-rule-publication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-says-usps-violated-mail-ballot-order-but-wont-block-rule-publication\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge says USPS violated mail-ballot order but won&#8217;t block rule publication"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjudge-says-usps-violated-mail-ballot-order-but-wont-block-rule-publication%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=2649561&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 federal judge ruled that the U.S. Postal Service violated a nationwide injunction by issuing President Trump&#8217;s mail-ballot rule for the upcoming November election but chose not to impose additional measures to stop its publication. The ruling came shortly after the Supreme Court found that states had sued prematurely over Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-lifts-block-on-trumps-mail-ballot-executive-order\/\" title=\"Supreme Court lifts block on ...s ...... executive ...\">mail-ballot executive order<\/a>, lifting a previous injunction in a different case. Judge Indira Talwani noted that USPS disregarded her August order by implementing the final rule, which alters requirements for mail-in voting, including tracking ballots with barcodes and providing voter mailing lists. The judge declined to cancel the rule before its scheduled publication, despite the ongoing injunction that restricts USPS from enforcing certain mail ballot standards for the election. The governance argued that publishing the rule was permissible because it wouldn&#8217;t be implemented for the election on or before november 3 unless court relief is obtained, and that the immediate effective date was to allow states time to prepare. The judge did not decide on vacating the injunction, which remains in place to prevent USPS from enforcing certain regulations. The Supreme Court&#8217;s recent decision lifted the challenge in a separate lawsuit, stating states challenged the policy too early since the rulemaking process was incomplete. However,this decision did not affect the ongoing injunction in the League of Women Voters case,which may allow challengers to contest the final regulation later.  <\/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 federal judge said Tuesday that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usps\/\">U.S. Postal Service<\/a> violated a nationwide injunction by issuing President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s mail-ballot rule for the November election, but declined to impose additional relief that would prevent its scheduled publication Wednesday. Her ruling came one day after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\">Supreme Court<\/a> found states had sued too early over Trump\u2019s mail-ballot executive order and lifted an injunction in a separate lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani concluded that the Postal Service defied her Aug. 11 preliminary injunction when it issued the final rule Friday and sent it to the <em>Federal Register<\/em> with an immediate effective date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendants cannot contend that they misunderstood the scope of the court\u2019s order,\u201d Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, wrote in her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mad.298449\/gov.uscourts.mad.298449.201.0_1.pdf\">five-page ruling<\/a>. \u201cAccordingly, despite the Defendants\u2019 protestations that \u2018[t]he United States takes its obligation to comply with court orders very seriously,\u2019 the court finds that Defendants violated the preliminary injunction in this case.\u201d<\/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\/justice\/4700364\/judge-usps-violated-mail-ballot-order-wont-block-rule-publication\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge says USPS violated mail-ballot order but won\u2019t block rule publication<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700192\/brad-schneider-abdul-el-sayed-hasan-piker\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jewish House Democrat calls out el Sayed for refusing to \u2018condemn the words of Hasan Piker\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700241\/darline-graham-nordone-uncertainty-primary-south-carolina\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Darline Graham Nordone faces uncertainty ahead of Senate GOP primary in South Carolina<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite her contentions, Talwani rejected the additional remedies requested by the plaintiffs, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, leaving the rule on track for publication on Wednesday. The existing injunction continues to prohibit USPS from enforcing the requirements for the Nov. 3 election or rejecting ballot mail that does not meet the administration\u2019s standards.<\/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\">The rule would overhaul requirements for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mail-in-voting\/\">mail-in voting<\/a>. States would have to provide USPS with lists of voters who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-seeks-ruling-on-undated-and-misdated-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots-by-election-day-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DNC seeks ... on undated and misdated Pennsylvania ...in ...s by ... Day - Washington Examiner\">received mail ballots<\/a>, and outgoing and return ballot envelopes would have to bear unique barcodes. USPS would check whether envelopes met the rule\u2019s standards but would not determine whether a voter was eligible to cast a ballot, according to the administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration argued that publishing the rule did not violate the injunction because it says USPS will not implement it for an election held on or before Nov. 3 unless the government obtains relief from the court orders. It also said an immediate effective date gave states time to comply if the injunction is lifted before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talwani did not decide whether to vacate the injunction, as the administration requested after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> paused a separate order in a lawsuit brought by 23 Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia.<\/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\/supreme-court\/4677698\/supreme-court-clears-path-trump-mail-ballot-executive-order-emergency-petition\/\">SUPREME COURT LIFTS BLOCK ON TRUMP\u2019S MAIL-BALLOT EXECUTIVE ORDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The high court <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4677698\/supreme-court-clears-path-trump-mail-ballot-executive-order-emergency-petition\/\">found<\/a> those states had challenged the policy too early because the Postal Service had not completed the rulemaking process, while noting that states could challenge a final rule if it caused them harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That decision did not affect Talwani\u2019s injunction in the League of Women Voters case. She wrote that USPS\u2019s final rule \u201cmay ultimately inure to Plaintiffs\u2019 benefit\u201d by allowing them to challenge a completed regulation instead of a hypothetical proposal.<\/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>USPS violated injunction but won&#8217;t block mail-ballot rule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2649563,"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\/08\/AP26180526190256.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57156,37707,11330],"class_list":["post-2649561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-judicialruling","tag-mail-ballots","tag-usps"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26180526190256.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649561","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2649561"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649574,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649561\/revisions\/2649574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2649561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2649561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}