Blanche says administration will comply with Supreme Court mail ballot ruling

September 16, 2026 at 01:13 AM2 min

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Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will comply with the Supreme Court's decision blocking new mail-in voting restrictions. The court on Monday rejected a USPS rule requiring voter-specific data and barcoded envelopes ahead of the November 3 midterms. Trump criticized the ruling, saying it set America back 100 years.

Key Facts

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's plan to impose new USPS restrictions on mail-in ballots before the November 3 midterm elections.
Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters on Tuesday that the administration would comply with the court's decision.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with the decision, citing insufficient time for state and local officials to implement the rule; Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.
President Trump on Tuesday called the decision among the 'most destructive, hurtful, and damaging' in US history and said it set America back at least a hundred years.

Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's plan to implement new USPS restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. The decision left in place a lower-court order blocking a USPS rule that would have required states to provide voter-specific data and use agency-approved envelopes with barcodes. Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with the decision, saying state and local officials did not have enough time to implement the rule before the midterm election. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.

Trump's Criticism

President Trump lashed out at the court on Tuesday, including the three justices he appointed during his first term. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that the court was 'bullied and cajoled by the Radical Left' and that its decisions had set America back at least a hundred years. He said the justices were 'merely a shell of their original selves'. Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, helping establish the court's 6-3 conservative majority.

Administration Response

Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters on Tuesday that the administration would comply with the Supreme Court's decision. Blanche defended Trump's criticism of the court, saying the president should voice concerns about another branch of government in a democracy. He said Trump was 'very frustrated' and had 'every right' to communicate his concerns with the Supreme Court.