Samuel Alito

Samuel Alito is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Case

Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?

Trump’s administration says new USPS ballot-mail requirements will deter fraud. States, civil-rights groups and some justices dispute their authority and timing. The case asks whether mandatory enforcement should proceed for the November 2026 election.

Voting Rights 2026 Midterm ElectionsPublished September 15, 2026

Statements by Samuel Alito

Samuel Alito

Role at the time: Supreme Court associate justice, dissenting

September 14, 2026Defended or excused

Statement summary

Alito would allow enforcement while the injunction is appealed.

“I would grant the Government’s application”

Read the original textSupreme Court stay denial, Kavanaugh concurrence and Alito dissent: USPS v. California · Supreme Court of the United StatesPDF p.1: concurrence; pp.2–9: dissent and Thomas’s express joinder

Why we used this label

Defends 2026 enforcement by supporting a stay.

Read statement Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?

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Samuel Alito

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Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?

Statements by Samuel Alito

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