Overview
- The Justice Department filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Monday asking that parts of President Trump’s March executive order on mail voting be allowed to operate temporarily while litigation continues.
- A three‑judge U.S. Court of Appeals panel in Boston recently affirmed a lower‑court injunction that blocks the order’s implementation in 23 states and the District of Columbia.
- The executive order would require federal agencies such as USCIS and the Social Security Administration to compile citizen voter lists, limit USPS mailings to those lists, require barcoded secure absentee envelopes, and allow withholding federal funds from noncompliant states.
- The 23 plaintiff states and D.C. argue the president exceeded constitutional authority because states and Congress control election rules, and lower courts have issued conflicting decisions that leave rules unclear for election officials.
- The Supreme Court gave the plaintiff states until August 3 to respond and has not yet ruled, leaving election administrators to weigh new costs, logistical hurdles, and possible effects on voter access ahead of November.