August 11, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new rules restricting mail ballot voting ahead of the midterm elections, building on an earlier decision that only applied to certain U.S. states.
August 07, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge appeared frustrated Friday by the Trump administration's argument that a mail ballot executive order is not ripe for judicial review, saying she and other voters are already being asked to decide if they will vote by mail in the midterm elections.
June 02, 2026
A federal judge in Boston had tough questions on Tuesday for a lawyer defending President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail voting rules, flagging concerns that voters could be disenfranchised by the changes.
May 08, 2026
The Trump administration asked a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss challenges to the president's executive order limiting mail-in voting, saying it's premature to challenge the directive before any concrete steps are taken to implement it.
April 02, 2026
A group of voting rights advocates on Thursday hit President Donald Trump with a lawsuit in Massachusetts federal court over his recent executive order aimed at limiting voting by mail, panning the directive as a bid to "displace state election laws by executive fiat."