Court rejects Trump’s mail-voting order as president plans appeal
Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A federal judge in Boston extended a block on the U.S. Postal Service implementing Donald Trump’s restrictions on mail-in voting.
- Trump intends to appeal the ruling, which affects mail voting in the November congressional elections.
- The decision comes as states begin sending ballots to voters.
A federal court in Boston has rejected Donald Trump’s order restricting mail-in voting, while the president plans to appeal.
Judge Indira Talwani extended an injunction preventing the U.S. Postal Service from introducing the administration’s measures before the November congressional elections.
The ruling represents another obstacle for Trump’s administration. It came as individual states began mailing ballots, adding immediate significance to the dispute over how voters will cast their ballots.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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