@wadicryptox: The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to enforce new Postal Service requirements for mail-in ballots before the November 3 midterm elections. The decision leaves a federal judge's injunction in place while the broader legal battle continues. The blocked rule would have required states to provide USPS with lists of mail-ballot recipients and use approved envelopes containing unique barcodes. Ballots that failed those requirements could have been rejected by the Postal Service. Lower courts raised concerns that the rule exceeded USPS authority and could prevent legitimate ballots from being delivered or counted. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, arguing that the administration was likely to succeed in its appeal. One important detail: the Supreme Court did NOT permanently strike down the policy. It simply refused to let the administration enforce it while the legal challenges continue. For now, existing mail-voting procedures remain in place heading into the November midterms. #SupremeCourt #Election2026 #USPolitics
