Democratic states file new lawsuit seeking to block Trump's order limiting mail voting in midterms

Democratic-controlled states on Wednesday filed another lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year's midterm elections. The action, filed by about two dozen states against the U.S. Postal Service, marked a new phase in the high-stakes litigation just two days after the Supreme Court ruled against them in a separate case, but did not say Trump's order was legal. Please check your inbox to confirm. The high court majority found the Democratic lawsuit was premature, but that was before the Republican administration issued a rule governing U.S.

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Scoop News DeskNew York · Published Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM UTCUpdated Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM UTC

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Now, at the last moment, the federal government is attempting to meddle in those preparations and potentially threaten countless Americans' right to vote," New York Attorney General Letitia James, one of 25 Democratic attorneys general filing the lawsuit, said in a statement. "USPS has no authority to decide who can and cannot vote by mail." Trump's executive order remains barred from taking effect under a separate injunction that the administration argues needs to be immediately rescinded in light of the high court's ruling in the previous Democratic state lawsuit.

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