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Aug 27, 2026

Federal Court Grants Emergency Relief Blocking USPS From Implementing Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule For November Election

The temporary restraining order will remain in place for 14 days while the parties brief the pending motion for a preliminary injunction
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Aug 26, 2026

Voting Rights Groups Move to Block Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule

Plaintiffs supplement original complaint and seek emergency court order to block USPS from implementing mail ballot rule for November election
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Aug 22, 2026

Voting Rights Organizations Seek to Enforce Injunction Against Mail Voting Executive Order 

Motion comes one day after USPS issued final rule pursuant to unlawful executive order
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Aug 11, 2026

Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Implementing Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting

In granting preliminary injunction, court finds that President Trump’s 2026 executive order is likely unconstitutional and likely to disenfranchise voters in upcoming elections
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Jul 22, 2026

Federal Judge Finds Disenfranchisement is ‘Plausibly Likely and Imminent’ Due to Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting

U.S. District Court in Massachusetts rules that voting rights group have standing and valid constitutional claims to move forward with a challenge to the executive order
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Jul 21, 2026

Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots

Motion seeks to stop U.S. Postal Service from imposing rules that will disenfranchise American citizens and throw elections into chaos
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Jun 25, 2026

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Ruling Declaring 2026 Executive Order Interference with Voter Rolls and Mail-In Ballots Unconstitutional and Unlawful  

The District Court finds that key portions of President Trump’s executive order attempting to seize control of elections from the states are legally void
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Jun 2, 2026

Federal Court Hears Challenge to Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots

Voting rights groups say order is unlawful, warn of mass disenfranchisement
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump