Judge Clears Way for Voting Group to Get Fresh Block on Trump Order

Originally published at: Judge Clears Way for Voting Group to Get Fresh Block on Trump Order - TPM – Talking Points Memo

On Tuesday, a federal judge advanced the ball in a challenge to President Donald Trump’s order to overhaul mail-in voting, an important step in what will be a furious few weeks of litigation critical to the 2026 midterms.  The Supreme Court handed down an order Monday in which the unsigned majority declared that a group…

“The Supreme Court majority said nothing about the constitutionality of the executive order itself — merely, that the plaintiffs complained too early. Now that a final rule has been produced, the Court shouldn’t be able to raise the same issues with a newly filed or amended complaint.”

Next they will say the new appeal was filed too late.

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Thank you, Kate Riga, for keeping us up to date on this emerging story.

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Agreed - this was super helpful. I also found this to be a pretty good explainer of the SCOTUS decision.https://www.youtube.com/watchis=OVRLXfZ4PipKLo2n&v=fyR0OYHQyNw&feature=youtu.be

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