USPS mail-in ballot rule enjoined

BOSTON — A federal court in Massachusetts issued a renewed preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing its final order regarding how it will handle mail-in ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. The order likely amounts to an unlawful attempt to regulate federal elections, a power delegated only to Congress and the states.Read the ruling here.Read some of our coverage of this controversy here and here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads