DOJ seeks Supreme Court OK to enforce USPS mail-ballot rule before the midterms

The DOJ has asked the Supreme Court to stay a lower-court injunction and allow the USPS’s new rule—requiring ballot envelope approvals and a voter data portal—to proceed ahead of the 2026 midterms, arguing the change is a modest step to combat fraud. A district judge blocked parts of the rule for risking disenfranchisement and giving states insufficient time to comply, while saying there’s no evidence of fraud. The Supreme Court had previously ruled that the lower court’s injunction was premature; the DOJ seeks an immediate stay as the case climbs through the appeals process.