Trump attacks Supreme Court after mail-voting ruling; administration vows compliance

  • The Supreme Court blocked new Postal Service mail-voting regulations before November’s midterm elections, prompting criticism from President Donald Trump.
  • The rules required unique mail-ballot barcodes and submissions of recipient information through a government-operated portal, while election officials warned of mass voter disenfranchisement.
  • Attorney General Todd Blanche said the administration would comply; Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, while Brett Kavanaugh joined the majority.

President Donald Trump criticized the U.S. Supreme Court justices he appointed after the court blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail-voting regulations before November’s midterm elections. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration would comply with the ruling while calling it incorrect, and said Trump was frustrated and had the right to criticize the court. The rules, finalized last month, would require mail-ballot envelopes to meet design standards including unique barcodes and require state and local election officials to submit information about mail-ballot recipients to a government-operated portal. Several states have begun sending ballots, and election officials warned that implementing the rules on schedule could cause mass voter disenfranchisement. In a brief unsigned order, the Supreme Court said the government was unlikely to succeed on the merits in one challenge. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the majority. Trump, a Republican, said the justices were influenced by Democrats in rulings involving policies he supports, including the global tariff regime and his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship; the court has a 6-3 conservative majority.

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