The Trump administration and the Justice Department have asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in a legal battle over U.S. Postal Service rules for mail-in ballots. The administration is seeking to lift a temporary block and green-light new regulations that would restrict mail-in voting and exert federal control over the process ahead of the November midterm elections.
These proposed regulations, undertaken as part of an executive order by President Donald Trump, have been the subject of a dizzying legal battle in recent weeks. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is currently deciding whether to extend her prohibition on the proposed requirements for mail voting.
The request comes just weeks before the midterm elections, with some states warning that the enforcement of these rules would wreak havoc on their preparations. States are bracing for late-breaking developments less than 24 hours before a key deadline for mail-in voting. This legal action comes just one day before North Carolina begins shipping mail ballots to all voters who requested them.