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Judge chides US Postal Service over mail-in voting rule but won’t block it

By Thomson Reuters Aug 25, 2026 | 2:39 PM

BOSTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday ​declined to block ‌a final rule that the U.S. Postal Service adopted at ‌the ​direction ⁠of President Donald ⁠Trump that would tighten requirements for mail-in voting, even ​as she concluded the agency ⁠had violated ⁠a court order ​by issuing it.

Boston-based ​U.S. District Judge Indira ‌Talwani ruled a day after the U.S. Supreme ⁠Court lifted one of two court orders she ⁠had ‌issued that had ⁠prevented USPS ​from ‌implementing an executive ​order Trump ⁠signed targeting mail-in ballots.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston, Editing by Franklin ​Paul)