Trump administration violated court order on mail-voting rules, judge says
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A Massachusetts judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated a nationwide injunction by finalizing a rule that would significantly overhaul mail voting if allowed to take effect.
Why it matters: The order allows the Trump administration to publish the rule Wednesday, but the U.S. Postal Service remains barred from making the dramatic changes to mail-in ballots.
Driving the news: "Defendants cannot contend that they misunderstood the scope of the court's order, " U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani wrote in a five-page filing Tuesday afternoon.
Catch up quick: Tuesday's ruling came in response to a motion from the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts asking Talwani to enforce her nationwide injunction blocking the new mail-ballot rules.
Yes, but: Talwani declined to implement any of the remedies the LWV requested.
Zoom in: The Trump administration argued in an Aug. 25 filing that publishing the new rule did not violate the nationwide injunction because the rule's language specifically says the USPS won't implement the rule while the injunction is in place. Therefore, merely publishing the rule doesn't violate Talwani's order.
Zoom out: The administration also argued that the Supreme Court's ruling Monday in a separate challenge to Trump's mail-voting executive order undercuts Talwani's preliminary injunction.
What we're watching: The coalition of states involved in the Supreme Court case is expected to sue the administration once the final rule is published.
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