A majority of justices declined to allow the U.S. Postal Service to put new restrictions in place for November.
With the midterms approaching quickly, states will likely go back to court.
Election officials worry about the effects prediction markets could have on the 2026 elections.
The ruling leaves the order in place, but allows opponents to challenge it again if federal agencies act.
The Trump-aligned former county clerk had been convicted for helping to breach her own county’s election systems.
Last-minute redistricting is forcing primaries to be rescheduled and confusing voters, while implementation of Trump’s mail-voting executive order is up in the air.
The ruling struck down Louisiana’s congressional map, but with primaries looming, most states don’t have time to redraw maps before the 2026 elections.
Even should it pass court muster, Trump’s recent directive on mail voting doesn’t specify how the lists it mandates would be created.
Much of Trump’s first executive order on elections has been blocked in court. This one, too, is likely to be legally challenged.
The court’s ruling could overturn laws giving grace periods for mail ballots in 14 states and DC.










