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In 6 to 3 Decision, Supreme Court Majority Stops Lower Court’s Ruling Blocking U.S. Postal Service Plans for Mail-In Voter Citizenship Verification

In 6 to 3 Decision, Supreme Court Majority Stops Lower Court’s Ruling Blocking U.S. Postal Service Plans for Mail-In Voter Citizenship Verification   

June 25th, a Massachusetts federal district court blocked portions of President Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to verify a voter’s citizenship before receiving or returning a mail-in ballot. August 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority stayed that order, ruling the states had not yet been harmed.

District Court Block of Executive Order for USPS Citizenship Verification Now Nationwide; DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Quickly Overturn the Ruling

In late June, a federal district court issued a temporary injunction preventing the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Trump’s plan to have the USPS verify citizenship for mail-in voters. The injunction applied only to the 23 states which challenged Trump’s order, but August 11th, that injunction was expanded nationwide.