A district judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing parts of a rule that aims to tighten mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November congressional elections.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued a temporary restraining order at the behest of some states and voting rights groups, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Aug. 24 ruling that led to the lifting of earlier injunctions blocking Trump’s plans to ensure only U.S citizens receive and cast ballots.
Thursday’s temporary restraining order, blocking core parts of the rule, was issued in response to two lawsuits. One was filed by a coalition of 23 states, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. The second lawsuit was filed by multiple organizations, including the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts….