Judge Halts Controversial Trump-backed USPS Rule on Mail-in Voting

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the ​US Postal Service from implementing core parts of a new rule it adopted at President Donald Trump’s direction that would ‌tighten mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November congressional elections.

US District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued a temporary restraining order, opens new tab at the behest of Democratic-led states and voting rights groups after the US Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that led to the lifting of earlier injunctions blocking Trump’s plans to restrict mail-in voting.

That decision led to ​a frantic effort by dozens of Democratic state attorneys general and voting rights groups including the League of Women Voters to renew ​their legal fight and secure an order that would prevent the USPS from enforcing a rule that was allowed ⁠to take effect on Wednesday.