Federal judge blocks Postal Service from carrying out Trump mail-in ballot order
District Judge Emmet Sullivan blocks the postal service from implementing the order nationwide.Sullivan argued that the order would violate the settlement agreement in an earlier 2020 lawsuit between the postal service and the NAACP. Those states were successful in blocking the postal service from carrying out the order in their states, but Sullivan's ruling extends nationwide. Assistant City Clerk James Blatchford prepares absentee and early vote ballots at Haverhill City Hall to be sent to precincts for Election Day counting, Monday, Nov.
- ▪District Judge Emmet Sullivan blocks the postal service from implementing the order nationwide.Sullivan argued that the order would violate the settlement agreement in an earlier 2020 lawsuit between the postal service and the NAACP.
- ▪Those states were successful in blocking the postal service from carrying out the order in their states, but Sullivan's ruling extends nationwide.
- ▪Assistant City Clerk James Blatchford prepares absentee and early vote ballots at Haverhill City Hall to be sent to precincts for Election Day counting, Monday, Nov.
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Politics Federal judge blocks Postal Service from carrying out Trump mail-in ballot order Judge Emmet Sullivan's order blocks the postal service from carrying out Trump's order nationwide By Anders Hagstrom Fox News Published July 2, 2026 7:21am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Senate Dem presses postmaster general on proposed mail-in balloting rule Postmaster General David Steiner indicated that under a proposed rule, if a state declines to provide the federal government with its absentee voter list, USPS would not mail ballots for those states. (Credit: Senate Homeland Security Committee) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge blocked the U.S.
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