In hopeful sign for mail-in voting, court fast tracks bid to block Trump order

A federal appeals court Thursday expedited a bid to block President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on mail-in voting, a hopeful procedural sign for voters as the administration pushes ahead with plans that could upend how mail ballots are cast for the 2026 midterms.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by Democratic plaintiffs* to speed up their appeal of a lower court ruling that left Trump’s anti-voting order in place last month.

Under the new schedule, the Democratic plaintiffs’ opening brief is due June 17. The Trump administration and Republican states defending the order must respond by June 29, and the Democratic plaintiffs’ reply is due July 6.

The court also said oral arguments will be heard by the same three-judge panel: Circuit Judges Patricia Millett and Robert Wilkins, who were appointed by former President Barack Obama, and Gregory Katsas, who was appointed by Trump.




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