{"id":2651357,"date":"2026-08-28T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-appeals-judges-second-block-on-mail-voting-order\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:57:20","slug":"trump-admin-appeals-judges-second-block-on-mail-voting-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-appeals-judges-second-block-on-mail-voting-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump admin appeals judge&#8217;s second block on mail-voting 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\">18<\/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-admin-appeals-judges-second-block-on-mail-voting-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=2651357&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 governance has appealed a federal judge\u2019s two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/title-42-ends-texas-ag-paxton-files-for-restraining-order-against-biden-border-policy\/\" title=\"Title 42 ends: Texas AG Paxton files for restraining ... against Biden b... policy\">-week restraining order<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/docs-reveal-facebook-and-twitter-collaborated-with-dhs-and-fbi-to-police-so-called-disinfo\/\" title=\"Docs Reveal Facebook and Twitter Collaborated With DHS and FBI to Police So-Called &quot;Disinfo&quot;\">temporarily blocked parts<\/a> of the USPS\u2019s new mail-in voting rule. The rule, which enforces new standards for mail-in ballots and voter registration, was challenged in court, leading Judge Indira Talwani to issue the temporary block. The administration&#8217;s appeal follows her order that restricts USPS from implementing certain envelope standards and voter data transfers ahead of the November elections.This legal battle is part of ongoing disputes over USPS\u2019s regulation of mail-in voting procedures, with multiple states challenging the rule after it became final. Courts have previously contested similar orders, with the Supreme Court ruling that some early injunctions were premature. The issue remains contentious, reflecting broader legal and political disagreements over mail-in voting security and election integrity.  <\/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> appealed a temporary two-week block on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usps\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2443\">U.S. Postal Service\u2019s<\/a> new rule on mail-in voting on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"438\">Justice Department<\/a> notified the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts that the administration is appealing Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani\u2019s second block on the rule to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. The appeal came less than 24 hours after Talwani issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >14-day temporary restraining order blocking parts<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4697419\/usps-final-rule-restrict-mail-in-voting\/\">USPS\u2019s new rule <\/a>enacting new guardrails on mail-in voting in the name of election security.<\/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\/4704799\/appeals-court-denies-peter-navarro-bid-rehear-contempt-challenge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Appeals court denies Peter Navarro bid to rehear contempt challenge: \u2018Always headed to Supreme Court\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4704703\/trump-administration-appeal-second-block-mail-voting-order-usps\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump administration appeals judge\u2019s second block on mail-voting order<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4704499\/trump-vows-powerful-appeal-federal-court-rejects-transfer-hush-money-case\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump vows \u2018powerful appeal\u2019 after another federal court rejects hush money case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talwani\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/74701505\/31\/state-of-california-v-united-states-postal-service\/\">Thursday order <\/a>applied to the sections of the rule that mandate envelope standards for ballots, state registration, and voter enrollment on the USPS\u2019s federal mail-in ballot portal, and block states from sending ballots to voters who do not comply with the new envelope or portal 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 Trump administration\u2019s appeal of Talwani\u2019s order is the latest development in a back-and-forth legal saga over USPS\u2019s rule that directs states to turn over their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mail-in-voting\/\">mail-in<\/a> and absentee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4602591\/usps-stop-mail-in-ballot-voter-roll\/\">voter rolls<\/a> to the service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rule directs states to notify the agency at least 90 days ahead of the Nov. 3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a> if they intend to submit the data in accordance with the new regulation. The rule also gives guidelines, including specific voter barcodes, for envelopes and mail-in ballots to comply with 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> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge ...s CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid ..., Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional ...s\">executive order<\/a> on mail-in voting security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talwani had initially blocked parts of the order in July, when it was still a proposed rule and not final. The\u00a0Supreme Court then ruled\u00a0that her <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\/\">order was premature<\/a>, handing the Trump administration a temporary win.<\/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\/justice\/4703800\/judge-again-blocks-trump-executive-order-mail-voting\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4703800\">JUDGE AGAIN BLOCKS TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING MAIL VOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, after USPS <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4697419\/usps-final-rule-restrict-mail-in-voting\/\">issued the final rule <\/a>last week,\u00a024 states <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4701530\/24-states-sue-block-usps-mail-in-ballot-rule-midterm-elections\/\">filed a lawsuit <\/a>over the mail-in voting regulation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talwani had ruled on Wednesday that USPS <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4700364\/judge-usps-violated-mail-ballot-order-wont-block-rule-publication\/\">defied her preliminary injunction<\/a> from Aug. 11 when it issued the final rule, but did not block its publication at the time. On Thursday, Talwani blocked the rule for two weeks, though its status still remains in limbo as her restraining order heads to the 1st Circuit.<\/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 appeals USPS mail-in voting block to 1st Circuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2651358,"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\/AP20231702698465.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36794,37054,5894,32640],"class_list":["post-2651357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-legal-ruling","tag-mail-in-voting","tag-politics","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP20231702698465.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651357","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651357"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651365,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651357\/revisions\/2651365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}