Judge Lifts Block on Trump Mail-In Voting Order After SCOTUS Ruling
A new lawsuit has been filed by 26 states challenging USPS regulations on mail-in ballots.
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Department of Elections workers sort mail-in ballots for the California primary election at City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in San Francisco.
Photograph: Fox 17 (embedded from source)
What this story says
- U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani lifted a nationwide block on President Trump's mail-in voting executive order.
- The Supreme Court ruled that a lower court could not block the order because new USPS regulations were not finalized when states sued.
- A new lawsuit has been filed by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, joined by 25 other states, against the USPS over the rule.
- The new lawsuit argues the USPS rule interferes with states' election authority and risks disenfranchising voters.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 13 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
50/100
Hype
45/100
13 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 3 of the 13 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani has lifted a nationwide injunction that had prevented the implementation of President Trump's executive order concerning mail-in voting. The Supreme Court had previously ruled that a lower court lacked the authority to block the order because new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regulations had not been finalized at the time states initiated their lawsuit.
The Supreme Court's decision stated that the states' challenge was premature. However, following the finalization of the USPS rule, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, along with 25 other states, have filed a new lawsuit. This legal action contends that the new USPS rule infringes upon states' authority to manage their own elections and could lead to voter disenfranchisement.
Disagreement on the timing of the USPS rule
Fox 17 reported that the USPS published the rule requiring mail-in ballots to have a unique logo and barcodes with an embedded ZIP code in the Federal Register on Wednesday. Hot Air stated that the Supreme Court's decision was based on the fact that the USPS had not yet implemented its part of the new regulation when the states challenged the order.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention the specific details of the new USPS rule beyond the requirement for a unique logo and barcodes with an embedded ZIP code. The new lawsuit filed by Washington and 25 other states, which argues the rule interferes with states’ authority to administer elections and risks disenfranchising voters, is mentioned by Fox 17. However, the specific arguments and potential harms detailed in that lawsuit are not elaborated upon in the other right-rated digests.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 26 Aug 2026, 23:00, and will add the sides that appear.
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How each side covered it
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Left
3 rated outlets
- Common Dreams led on a coalition of groups targeting a new US Postal Service rule on mail-in voting. The report stated that a federal judge lifted her earlier injunction on a presidential order, citing a Supreme Court ruling. This ruling found that state attorneys general had filed their lawsuit prematurely.
- The Common Dreams report detailed that the coalition filed a new lawsuit against the USPS rule. They sought an injunction to block the policy before the November elections, arguing it would impair voter engagement and risk disenfranchisement. The groups involved included the League of Women Voters and the ACLU.
- Source New Mexico and electionlawblog.org digests also reported that new lawsuits were filed to block the presidential order on mail-in voting. These digests noted the lifting of a previous pause on the policy, following the Supreme Court's decision.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
10 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on the lifting of the injunction and the Supreme Court's role in the decision. Fox 17 noted that U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, granted the Justice Department's request to drop her earlier injunction. The outlet also reported that Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, joined by 25 other states, filed a new lawsuit against the USPS. Hot Air described the new mail-in ballot procedure as a "common sense solution" and questioned why anyone would oppose it unless their intention was to cheat. The Post Millennial referred to the judge as a "leftist Boston judge forced to lift ruling blocking USPS from securing elections after SCOTUS ruling."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Judge Lifts Block on Trump Mail-In Voting Order After SCOTUS Ruling?
- Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 23% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 77% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Judge Lifts Block on Trump Mail-In Voting Order After SCOTUS Ruling left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 77% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of Judge Lifts Block on Trump Mail-In Voting Order After SCOTUS Ruling biased?
- Judge Lifts Block on Trump Mail-In Voting Order After SCOTUS Ruling is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Judge Lifts Block on Trump Mail-In Voting Order After SCOTUS Ruling?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Judge Lifts Block on Trump Mail-In Voting Order After SCOTUS Ruling?
- 13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What was the federal judge's decision regarding Trump's mail-in voting order?
- U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani lifted a nationwide block on President Trump's executive order concerning mail-in voting. This action followed a Supreme Court ruling that a previous challenge to the order was premature because new U.S. Postal Service regulations had not yet been finalized.
- Why did the Supreme Court rule on the mail-in voting order?
- The Supreme Court ruled that a lower court had no authority to block Trump's executive order because the new USPS regulations were not yet finalized when states initially sued. The court found the states' challenge to be premature.
- What is the new lawsuit about?
- Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, joined by 25 other states, have filed a new lawsuit against the USPS over its mail-in ballot rule. They argue the rule interferes with states' authority to administer elections and risks disenfranchising voters.
Read it at the source
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Left
3- After Judge Unblocks Trump Voting Order, Groups Target His 'Blatantly Unconstitutional' USPS Rule (opens Common Dreams in a new tab)
Common Dreams — is Common Dreams biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling (opens Source New Mexico in a new tab)
Source New Mexico — is Source New Mexico biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Federal District Court Vacates Earlier Order Stopping Implementation of Trump's Executive Order on Voting, But Stands Ready to Consider Issuing New Injunction Against Now-Final USPS Rule #ELB (opens electionlawblog.org in a new tab)
electionlawblog.org — is electionlawblog.org biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
10- Judge Allows Trump's Mail-in-Ballot Order (opens WABC in a new tab)
- Activist Obama Judge Bends The Knee, Lifts Block On Trump's Mail-In Ballot Restrictions After USSC Ruling (opens Zero Hedge in a new tab)
Zero Hedge — is Zero Hedge biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Judge Lifts Block on Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Restrictions (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
The Epoch Times — is The Epoch Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Judge Lifts Her Nationwide Block on Trump's Mail-In Ballot Executive Order After SCOTUS Ruling (opens Twitchy in a new tab)
- Judge Lifts Nationwide Block on Trump Mail-Ballot Order Following Supreme Court Ruling (opens [your]NEWS in a new tab)
[your]NEWS — is [your]NEWS biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Federal judge lifts nationwide block on mail-in voting order after SCOTUS ruling (opens WEAR in a new tab)
- Federal judge lifts nationwide block on mail-in voting order after SCOTUS ruling (opens Fox 17 in a new tab)
- Rubber-Necking on the SCOTUS Mail-In Ballot Decision Is Causing Whiplash (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Hot Air — is Hot Air biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
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- BREAKING: Leftist Boston judge forced to lift ruling blocking USPS from securing elections after SCOTUS ruling (opens The Post Millennial in a new tab)
The Post Millennial — is The Post Millennial biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Judicial Order Blocking Trump’s Post Office Rule For Mail-In Ballots Lifted After SCOTUS Intervention (opens Independent Journal Review in a new tab)
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Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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