In the weeks before a national election, the Supreme Court chose restraint over disruption, declining to revive new Postal Service rules that would have reshaped how millions of Americans cast their ballots by mail. The justices found the government unlikely to prevail on the merits, and Justice Kavanaugh noted that even a lawful rule cannot be justly imposed when those who must follow it have no reasonable time to do so. The decision reflects an enduring tension in democratic governance: the authority to regulate elections and the obligation to protect the act of voting itself.
Supreme Court blocks Trump postal service mail ballot rules ahead of midterms
Millions of voters could potentially be unable to vote by mail if the rules had been implemented, risking disenfranchisement ahead of midterm elections.