One of the Supreme Court’s worst ideas could save the midterms from Trump - vox.com
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump administration regulations on mail-in voting, citing the 'major questions doctrine' as a legal basis. The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court, testing whether the judiciary will limit executive power in election administration.
Why it matters
The application of the 'major questions doctrine' to election procedures could fundamentally alter how executive agencies regulate voting access and administrative policy.
Well, that was quick.
On Thursday evening, federal district Judge Indira Talwani issued a new order that temporarily blocks an effort by the Trump administration that appears designed to sabotage voting by mail in the upcoming midterm election. Talwani previously blocked an executive order that President Donald Trump issued in March, which ordered the US Postal Service (USPS) to impose a byzantine array of new regulations on voting by mail, but the Supreme Court reinstated the order on Monday.
Talwani’s new order sets up a new legal fight that is almost certain to return to the justices, and it is unclear whether this Court, with its 6-3 Republican majority, will allow Trump to make sweeping and unilateral changes to how the United States conducts its elections so close to an actual Election Day.
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