Justice Jackson declines to immediately revive Trump mail-voting order, gives challenging states a week to respond
Circuit Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson declined to grant the Trump administration's request to immediately reinstate the March executive order restricting mail-in voting, instead ordering the 23 Democratic-led plaintiff states to respond within seven days (by about Aug. 3). The move follows a 2-1 First Circuit ruling that left the block in place and keeps the order unenforceable in nearly half the country ahead of the November midterms.
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A Democratic-appointed circuit justice blocks immediate relief for Trump's election-integrity measure — framed as partisan obstruction.
Conservative coverage cast Jackson's refusal to immediately reinstate the order as a Democratic appointee shooting down key parts of Trump's election-integrity effort, emphasizing that the challenging states are 'Democrat-run.'