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With Time Running Short, All Eyes on SCOTUS Rulings for Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Cases; MO Blocked-Again-From Using 2025 Congressional Map

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026

With more states poised to distribute mail-in ballots, all eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on President Trump’s USPS order for mail-in voting eligibility. September 10th the high court again blocked the State of Missouri from using a gerrymandered 2025 map in November.

U.S. Supreme Court Denies MO Secretary of State’s Appeal on Redistricting Ballot Measure, But a New Federal District Court Ruling Conflicts

September 9, 2026September 10, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh September 8th refused the Missouri Secretary of State’s appeal of a state supreme court ruling. It allows a redistricting ballot measure to go forward and a fairer congressional map used in November. But it may not be over.

Missouri Supreme Court Rules Pro-Voter Redistricting Ballot Measure Must Be Added to the Ballot; Secretary of State Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

September 7, 2026September 7, 2026

In a unanimous vote, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled September 3rd that a ballot measure rolling back a gerrymandered 2025 congressional district map must be placed on the Nov. ballot. It directed that the 2022 maps be used in November, which the state has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Court Battles Rage Over Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Order As First Midterm Absentee Ballots are Sent Out in NC

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026

Lawyers labored over Labor Day weekend to submit responses to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a Federal district judge blocked two more parts of President Donald Trump’s USPS mail-in voting order. Briefs for an appeal to the high court are due September 8th.

Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Order Now Faces 2nd Appeal, Now That ‘State Citizenship List Rules’ are Finalized. The Clock is Ticking.

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted an injunction August 24th, blocking the U.S. Postal Service from checking citizenship of mail-in voters, because the rules had not yet been finalized, and states were not yet hurt. Now the rules are final, and the League of Women Voters filed another appeal in the First Circuit.

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With Time Running Short, All Eyes on SCOTUS Rulings for Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Cases; MO Blocked-Again-From Using 2025 Congressional Map

U.S. Supreme Court Denies MO Secretary of State’s Appeal on Redistricting Ballot Measure, But a New Federal District Court Ruling Conflicts

Missouri Supreme Court Rules Pro-Voter Redistricting Ballot Measure Must Be Added to the Ballot; Secretary of State Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

Court Battles Rage Over Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Order As First Midterm Absentee Ballots are Sent Out in NC

Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Order Now Faces 2nd Appeal, Now That ‘State Citizenship List Rules’ are Finalized. The Clock is Ticking.