Judge Talwani Forced to Lift Mail-In Ballot Injunction

Judge Talwani Forced to Lift Mail-In Ballot Injunction After Supreme Court Rebuke

That didn't take long

Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani has lifted her nationwide injunction blocking new Postal Service safeguards for federal mail-in ballots.

The move came after the Supreme Court rejected a separate injunction tied to the same election-order fight. The Justice Department then asked Talwani to reconsider her own ruling. On Wednesday, she issued a nine-page order lifting the freeze.

Talwani acknowledged that the League of Women Voters plaintiffs are “not likely to prevail as to ripeness” unless they revise their complaint now that the Postal Service has issued a final rule.

The ruling did not read like a change of heart. Reporting around the order said the Supreme Court’s decision “compelled” Talwani to lift the injunction. At the same time, she continued to warn that President Trump’s election-integrity directive could create “chaos.”

The result is clear: The injunction is down, and the USPS rulemaking can move forward.

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