The Trump administration asks the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency review to allow an executive order that would restrict mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Multiple outlets report that the government is seeking Supreme Court intervention after lower courts blocked key parts of the order. One report notes that a Massachusetts judge previously blocked the executive order for states and that a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit left that ruling in place over the weekend. The administration argues that the Supreme Court should step in before the election, framing the request as necessary to implement the order on time.
Democratic-led states and other challengers oppose the order. The Los Angeles Times and other coverage say lawyers for California and 22 other Democratic-led states sued, contending that states—not the federal government—have constitutional authority to set voting and election rules. The Independent adds that the challengers seek to preserve court decisions that they say prevent mass voter disenfranchisement. Overall, the dispute centers on federal authority versus state control and the timing of court review before midterms.
