Trump scores Supreme Court win on mail-in voting restrictions before midterms

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a victory on Monday, allowing it to enforce President Donald Trump’s "election integrity" executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the November midterms.

The high court lifted an injunction that had blocked the order in 23 states that challenged it after the administration appealed in July.

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Postal Service and Justice Department said they would immediately implement the revised mail-ballot restrictions after the ruling.

Most immediately, the ruling clears the path for the U.S.

Postal Service to check its distribution of mail-in ballots against a list of citizens maintained by the Department of Homeland Security.

But it’s also a significant political victory for the Trump administration as it has advocated against the widespread use of mail-in-voting, citing what it believes is a heightened vulnerability to tampering and voter fraud.

USPS PUBLISHES RULE TO BLOCK MAIL-IN BALLOTS FROM STATES THAT DON’T PROVIDE VOTER LISTS Most recently, Trump slammed what he called a suspiciously high volume of mail-in-ballots cast for Cynthia Raman in the 2026 LA mayoral race primaries.

"You know, they don’t have voting booths; everything’s by mail.

I don’t think a Republican can win in California unless you pass the Save America Act," Trump told Fox News, referring to GOP legislation to narrow the scope of mail-in voting and voter-ID requirements.

"They’re going to have to get rid of mail-in voting." Like many onlooking conservatives, Trump pointed out that, after election night, the vast majority of Democratic votes had been for Nithya Raman, creating a delayed outpouring of support.

Fox News Digital has not reviewed any particular case of election fraud tied to the LA mayoral race.

SPENCER PRATT LOSES GROUND TO DEMOCRAT WHILE HILTON MAINTAINS LEAD IN LATEST CALIFORNIA BALLOT BATCH DROP Even so, Trump’s original executive order looked to eliminate any ambiguity.

Titled "Preserving and protecting the integrity of American elections," it directed federal agencies to compile citizenship-based lists of eligible voters and ordered the U.S.