Published August 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET · Updated August 12, 2026 at 8:10 PM ET
Trump asks Supreme Court to fast-track mail-in ballot order
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Trump asked the Supreme Court to fast-track a dispute over a mail-in ballot order related to the USPS. The request came after Trump lost in lower courts twice.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Purcell v. Gonzalez held that courts must weigh the voter confusion and lower turnout that last-minute changes to election rules can cause, and that this risk grows as voting nears. That timing principle is what makes a fast-track request over a mail-in ballot order sensitive: the closer the election, the more reason for caution before any court alters the voting rules.
Purcell v. Gonzalez 549 U.S. 1 (2006)
Vote: Per curiam; no noted dissents (Oyez records it as unanimous) · Opinion: Per curiam (unsigned)
The Ninth Circuit's injunction pending appeal is vacated. The court of appeals gave no deference to the district court's refusal to enjoin the law and offered no reasoning of its own, and it failed to weigh the imminence of the election: 'Court orders affecting elections, especially conflicting orders, can themselves result in voter confusion and consequent incentive to remain away from the polls. As an election draws closer, that risk will increase.' Courts must weigh these election-proximity harms before altering rules on the eve of voting.
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