Appeals court keeps blocks on Trump mail voting order
Why it matters: The ruling leaves key limits on federal power over election rules in place as voting access battles intensify before the midterms.
A federal appeals court kept in place lower-court blocks on President Donald Trump’s order aimed at restricting mail voting, preserving the injunctions while the legal fight continues. The decision is a setback for the administration’s effort to tighten rules around absentee ballots through executive action. The case centers on whether the White House can reshape mail voting practices that are typically set by states and governed by existing election law. With the order still frozen, states that challenged the measure avoid immediate changes to their voting procedures as courts weigh the merits of the broader case.