Politics · Supreme Court · ArchiveTrump asks Supreme Court to let executive order on mail-in voting proceedAired July 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00The Trump administration has taken the0:01fight over mail-in voting to the Supreme0:03Court, filing an emergency appeal on0:06July 27th. The move comes after a0:08federal judge blocked parts of the0:10executive order last month, and a0:11coalition of 23 states sued, arguing0:14that election administration is a state0:16right. Two lower courts have already0:18ruled against the administration. The0:20White House says a decision is needed by0:22early August to implement changes before0:24the November midterms. Let's look at how0:26this unfolded. First, a federal judge0:28blocked parts of the order last month.0:30Then a coalition of states sued. Both0:33lower courts ruled against the0:34administration, leading to today's0:36emergency appeal. And here's what we0:38know right now. The emergency appeal was0:40filed today. Last month, a federal judge0:42blocked parts of the order. The0:43coalition of 23 states argues that0:46elections are a state matter. Two lower0:48courts have ruled against the0:49administration, and the White House says0:51a decision is needed by early August to0:53avoid disruption to the midterm0:54elections.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗