The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms

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Published: 2026-09-14T23:45:17.421Z • Permanent link

The Supreme Court has dealt a significant blow to the Trump administration's efforts to restrict mail-in voting under the U.S. Postal Service's plan for the midterm general election. The court's decision comes just days before the election, and its implications will be felt far beyond the boundaries of the U.S. electoral process.

Mark Fruen, the head of the Postal Regulatory Commission, had submitted a plan to the Trump administration in April that proposed significant changes to the way mail-in ballots are processed. Under the plan, states would be required to pay for the cost of mailing ballots to voters, and the Postal Service would be allowed to charge states for any ballots that were returned with incomplete or incorrect information.

But in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rejected the plan, citing concerns that it would disenfranchise millions of voters. The court's ruling was issued on September 9, just days after the Trump administration announced that it would no longer provide funding for the Postal Service's operations. The move was seen as a desperate attempt to undermine the mail-in voting process and limit the number of ballots that are cast.

The rejection of the Trump administration's mail-in voting restrictions has significant implications for the Global Infrastructure domain. For companies such as FedEx and UPS, which have been investing heavily in their e-commerce capabilities, the decision will be seen as a major blow to their efforts to disrupt the traditional postal service model.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have been studying the impact of mail-in voting on election turnout, and their findings suggest that the decision could have a major impact on the outcome of the midterm election. According to a study published earlier this year, mail-in voting can increase voter turnout by as much as 50%, which could have significant implications for the outcome of the election.

Markets will also be watching the situation closely, as the decision could have a major impact on the stock prices of companies that are heavily invested in the postal service industry. In fact, the stock price of the United Parcel Service (UPS) has already begun to rise in anticipation of the court's decision, with shares increasing by over 10% in the past week.