US Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Efforts to Restrict Mail-In Voting Ahead of Midterms

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to implement new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit denied the administration's request to lift an injunction issued by a lower court, which prevents the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from tightening rules around postal voting.

The ruling comes as the Supreme Court considers the case, and it is seen as a significant setback for the Trump administration's efforts to alter mail-in voting procedures. According to The Hill, three judges on the appeals court concurred with U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who had previously blocked the USPS from implementing the administration's proposed changes.

The decision follows a similar ruling by the court last week, which upheld the block on the Trump administration's restrictions on mail-in voting. The ruling has been described as a blow to the administration's efforts to change how mail-in voting works ahead of the midterms, according to Al Jazeera English and The Guardian US.