US Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of midterms

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's new restrictions on mail-in voting, leaving existing procedures in place for the November midterm elections.

• The ruling left in place a lower-court order blocking a US Postal Service rule that would have required states to provide voter lists and use barcode-marked envelopes.
• Attorney General Todd Blanche said the administration will comply with the decision, while defending Trump's criticism of the justices.
• Trump called the ruling among the "most destructive, hurtful, and damaging" in US history, saying the court had "set America back at least a hundred years."
• Election officials of both parties said the changes could not be implemented before ballots went out and would have created an administrative disaster.
• Democratic-led states filed lawsuits arguing the Constitution reserves election administration powers to the states.
• Only two of the court's six conservative justices opposed the ruling.
• In a Truth Social post, Trump called the ruling “terrifying and highly politicized” and accused the court of bowing to Democratic pressure.
• Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote a concurring opinion arguing the dispute concerns the tight timeline before the election.
• Despite his criticism, Trump has used mail-in voting himself, including in last month's Florida primary.