Judge Blocks Trump’s Mail Voting Rule | Boise News

Boise News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 1m

A federal judge has paused a Trump administration rule aimed at restricting mail-in voting, calling it an overreach that undermines states’ authority to run their own elections. The judge, Indira Talwani, gave the rule a two-week halt — her second intervention — citing lack of evidence for widespread mail fraud and warning that the rule could disenfranchise voters in upcoming elections. While the Supreme Court previously dismissed early lawsuits, states and voting rights groups swiftly returned to court once the final rule was published. The administration defended the move as not seeking to…