BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Trump Mail-In Ballot Scheme

September 15, 2026

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The Supreme Court has blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to impose a Postal Service rule that would have given his administration the power to disqualify mail-in ballots that did not match a Trump-controlled barcode system. The ruling came down as a seven-to-two decision, with even Trump appointee Justice Kavanaugh siding with the majority—though he left the door open for a future version of the scheme.

The scheme and what it would have done

The Trump administration had directed the Postal Service to implement a rule requiring a specific barcode on all mail-in ballots. That barcode had to match a voter list maintained by the Trump regime. If a state’s ballots did not match the list—or if the ballots were filled out in a way the Trump administration deemed incorrect—the Postal Service would have been empowered to disqualify those ballots, potentially in batches of thousands at a time. The rule effectively gave the executive branch veto power over state-run elections, overriding the constitutional authority of states to determine the “time, place, and manner” of their own elections.

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1 (00:00) **Episode Start & Advertisements** - A block of advertisements for Culligan, Squarespace, California Closets, BetMGM, and Ro.
2 (02:53) **Breaking News: Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Scheme** - The host announces the Supreme Court has blocked Donald Trump's rule requiring a specific Postal Service barcode that would have disqualified state voters.
3 (05:07) **Breakdown of the Supreme Court Vote** - A detailed look at which justices were in the majority and the implications for future elections.
4 (10:14) **Reading the Dissent: Alito and Thomas’s Argument** - The host reads and analyzes the dissent from Justices Alito and Thomas.
5 (15:40) **The Core Legal Strategy: Exploiting Postal Service Immunity** - The host explains how the Trump regime attempted to use the Postal Service’s exemptions from the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to interfere in elections.
6 (17:14) **The Trump Appointee’s "Ultra Vires" Ruling** - The host highlights how Judge Nichols, a Trump appointee, rejected the immunity argument.
7 (18:08) **Linking to the Missouri Case** - The host connects this ruling to a prior Supreme Court decision blocking a Trump-backed scheme in Missouri.

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Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the Supreme Court blocking Donald Trump’s emergency petition seeking to keep the U.S. Postal Service election rule in place, handing Trump a major defeat and delivering a significant victory to the states and state attorneys general challenging the rule. Meiselas breaks down the ruling, what the Supreme Court just ordered, and what it means for the upcoming elections.

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