{"id":2661245,"date":"2026-09-14T22:19:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T02:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-scotus-blocks-trumps-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-months-before-midterms\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T22:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T02:22:22","slug":"breaking-scotus-blocks-trumps-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-months-before-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-scotus-blocks-trumps-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-months-before-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: SCOTUS Blocks Trump&#8217;s Mail-in Ballot Restrictions Months Before Midterms"},"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%2Fbreaking-scotus-blocks-trumps-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-months-before-midterms%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=2661245&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 article discusses a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court concerning mail-in ballots. The Court upheld a lower court decision that blocked the Trump governance\u2019s attempt to implement new Postal Service rules aimed at enhancing election security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The changes, which involved greater Postal Service involvement in ballot screening, were deemed by some justices as unfeasible to implement in the short two-month timeframe. Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >election officials lacked sufficient time<\/a> to adapt to these new rules. The court\u2019s decision was split,with a 7-2 vote,and included notable dissent from Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.The ruling primarily aimed to prevent changes that critics argued could hinder mail-in voting, which Trump has previously criticized, citing concerns over voter fraud.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court \u2014 the very one whose conservative majority President Donald Trump effectively helped assemble \u2014 just handed him a notably concerning ruling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/14\/supreme-court-blocks-trump-mail-in-ballot-plan-01076079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported that, in a Monday ruling, the High Court left in place a lower court ruling that effectively blocked the Trump administration\u2019s plans to implement new U.S. Postal Service rules before the November midterms.<\/p>\n<p>The changes were aimed at increasing election security, but even stalwart conservatives on the bench didn\u2019t think this plan was feasible to implement within two months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejected President Trump\u2019s bid to restrict mail ballots ahead of the midterms. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8eIBeQfOyw\">https:\/\/t.co\/8eIBeQfOyw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AP\/status\/2099644806049767708?\">September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump appointee, wrote that \u201cstate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-our-vote-matters-is-suing-facebook-dominion-mark-zuckerberg-certain-state-officials-others-for-infringing-upon-right-to-vote-assemble-and-speak-freely-you-can-jo\/\" title=\"Group \u201cOur Vote Matters\u201d Is Suing Facebook, Dominion, Mark Zuckerberg, Certain State Officials, Others for Infringing Upon Right to Vote, Assemble and Speak Freely \u2013 You Can Join Too\">local election officials<\/a> do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court\/supreme-court-says-trump-cannot-enforce-new-mail-ballot-regulation-rcna596088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported that the court appeared divided 7-2 on the matter, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting.<\/p>\n<p>Two of Trump\u2019s nominees, Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, were part of the majority that effectively stayed the lower court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of these changes, which include involving the Postal Service more directly in the screening of ballots, was to stymie the tides against increasingly popular mail-in ballot measures.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long condemned the use of mail-in ballots, arguing that they allow too much opportunity for voter fraud.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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