{"id":"e8e3b565-fa0b-45fe-a16f-1f97d398fa24","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367478/trumps-mail-voting-restrictions-blocked-second-judge","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge","plainHeadline":"Second federal judge blocks USPS mail-in voting rule","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A second federal judge blocked the USPS rule tightening mail-in voting requirements.","The injunction comes as Supreme Court weighs the administration’s appeal on a separate order.","Judge Carl Nichols, appointed by Trump, issued the decision for a preliminary injunction.","Democrats argued the rule unlawfully intrudes into election administration.","The ruling relates to ongoing political battles ahead of the November midterms."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T10:57:45.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T11:11:39.331Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/cec261de-fa37-4748-823a-04c6a42f353c","storyId":"cec261de-fa37-4748-823a-04c6a42f353c","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/14/e4ccb4be-89fc-43de-b311-52fb39ff29b9_246fbd35.jpg?itok=vu4rkF4-&v=1789383455","author":"Reuters","dek":"A second federal judge late on Sunday moved to block President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new US Postal Service rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements, though the US Supreme Court is still weighing the administration’s request to overturn a separate order…"}