A US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to impose sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting before November’s midterm elections, dealing a fresh blow to the president’s attempted crackdown.The Boston-based First US Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put on hold an injunction issued by a lower court judge last week, preventing the US Postal Service from tightening rules around postal voting.It comes as the US Supreme Court also blocked Trump’s efforts to introduce new requirements around the practice, which the US president has frequently criticized despite using it himself.More details soon …
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THU · 2026-09-10 · 17:07 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0910-110339
NSR-2026-0910-110339News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to impose restrictions on mail-in voting before midterms
A US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump's attempt to impose restrictions on mail-in voting before the upcoming midterm elections. The Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals declined to put on hold a lower court's injunction that prevents the US Postal Service from tightening rules around postal voting.
Guardian staffThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-09-10 · 17:07 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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A US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump's attempt to impose restrictions on mail-in voting before the upcoming midterm elections. The Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals declined to put on hold a lower court's injunction that prevents the US Postal Service from tightening rules around postal voting. This decision follows a similar setback for Trump, as the US Supreme Court also blocked his efforts to introduce new requirements for mail-in voting. The article states Trump has frequently criticized the practice, despite using it himself.
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The US Supreme Court also blocked Trump's efforts to introduce new requirements around mail-in voting.
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The First US Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put on hold a lower court's injunction preventing the US Postal Service from tightening rules around postal voting.
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A US appeals court rejected Donald Trump's bid to impose restrictions on mail-in voting before November's midterm elections.
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The US president has frequently criticized mail-in voting despite using it himself.
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