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SCOTUS tosses one of two injunctions against Trump USPS mail-in ballot rules
The Supreme Court's conservative majority dismissed a lawsuit filed by California and 23 other states challenging a Trump administration executive order that directs the U.S. Postal Service to create state citizenship lists for mail-in ballot eligibility and the Department of Justice to prioritize prosecution of election officials who allow non-citizen voting. The court ruled that states lacked standing because the order constitutes internal presidential guidance with no direct legal effect on states, and any harm remained speculative. A separate federal injunction in Massachusetts continues to block the USPS regulations, and the three dissenting liberal justices argued the majority's decision improperly postpones substantive constitutional review and ignores the order's coercive structure.
Why it matters: Election officials and state administrators face uncertainty about federal oversight of voter registration and mail-in ballot processes, as the Supreme Court's dismissal leaves one injunction in place but signals the conservative majority may ultimately uphold the administration's authority to direct federal agencies on election administration, requiring practitioners to monitor the Massachusetts case and any finalized USPS regulations.
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