A federal judge in Boston has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s new mail-in voting restrictions, granting a preliminary injunction that delays implementation for at least two more weeks. The ruling follows a legal challenge from a coalition of Democratic-led states and voting rights organizations, who argue the proposed changes violate election laws. The judge determined the plaintiffs had shown a strong likelihood of success in their claims, though the specifics of the legal dispute remain under review. The decision comes as election officials prepare for the upcoming midterm elections, where mail-in voting has expanded significantly.


A federal judge in Boston has again blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with new mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the November midterms for at least another two weeks. Judge Indira Talwani ruled Thursday night that a group of blue states and private voting rights groups were likely to succeed in their claims that...