A federal judge in Boston blocks the US Postal Service from carrying out part of President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of the November midterm elections, according to multiple outlets. The ruling prevents USPS implementation of the directive in all states, according to NPR.
The decision expands on an earlier June order that had temporarily stopped the administration from applying the same directives in 23 mostly Democratic-led states, with Bloomberg describing that initial halt as covering roughly half the country. The later order effectively turns that partial restriction into a nationwide ban on USPS enforcement of the executive order.
Outlets characterize the ruling as a further judicial limitation on the administration’s plan for mail-in voting policy changes before the midterms. While sources agree on the judge’s venue and the core effect—blocking USPS from acting under the directive—coverage differs slightly in how they describe the scope of the earlier and expanded halts.
