Trump seeks Supreme Court reversal of voting rules near the midterms

Trump asks the Supreme Court to fast-track an emergency order that would let the administration impose a nationwide mail-ballot restriction tied to citizenship rolls, prompting lower courts to block the plan for risking voter confusion and disenfranchisement. The move centers on the Purcell principle—the unwritten rule against changing election rules at the last minute—and could test whether the Court continues to apply that doctrine when the request comes from the executive branch rather than plaintiffs. The Court’s ruling will signal how much self-restraint remains in election cases as the fall midterms approach.