Supreme Court Blocks Trump USPS Mail-Ballot Rule; Alito and Thomas Dissent
【天网美西时间2026年9月14日讯】（天网义工编辑）
64tianwang, Pacific Time, September 14, 2026 (volunteer editors)
美西时间9月14日下午，美国联邦最高法院拒绝川普政府的紧急申请，维持波士顿联邦法官因迪拉·塔尔瓦尼（Indira Talwani）的禁令：本轮期中选举前，美国邮政不能强制执行新的邮寄选票规则。无署名命令写：政府不太可能在实体上打赢对禁令的挑战。
On the afternoon of September 14, Pacific Time, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s emergency application and left in place Boston Judge Indira Talwani’s injunction: before this midterm, the Postal Service may not force through its new mail-ballot rule. The unsigned order said the government is unlikely to succeed on the merits.
（配图一：美国联邦最高法院。）
(Photo 1: The U.S. Supreme Court.)
卡瓦诺大法官附和：即便邮政局或许有权订规则，州和地方选务官员也来不及在大选前合理落实。阿利托大法官撰写反对意见，托马斯加入。阿利托写：国会可以授权邮政局制定这类规则；政府已达到中止禁令的条件；原告一边像在扔“最后一搏”的长传。
Justice Kavanaugh concurred: even if USPS might have power to write the rule, state and local election officials do not have time to implement it reasonably before the election. Justice Alito dissented, joined by Justice Thomas. Alito wrote that Congress may authorize the Postal Service to make such rules; the government met the showing for a stay; the challengers were throwing a “Hail Mary pass.”
（配图二：大法官阿利托。）
(Photo 2: Justice Samuel Alito.)
新规来自川普总统今年3月行政指令之后的邮政最终规则。要点是：各州须把邮寄选票收件人名单交给邮政局；选票须用带选举标识、高速分拣可扫、每名选民独特条码的指定信封。名单对不上或信封不合规，邮局可以不发、不收。政府口径是堵住舞弊口子、提高联邦选票邮件的可追踪性。加州等州和民权团体起诉，称临近11月3日会打乱已发出的票。北卡、亚拉巴马等州已开始往外寄。
The rule followed President Trump’s March directive. States would give USPS lists of mail-ballot recipients; ballots would need designated envelopes with an election logo, high-speed scanning, and a unique voter barcode. No match, no send or no return. The government called it an anti-fraud, traceability measure. California and civic groups sued, saying it would scramble ballots already in the mail before November 3. North Carolina and Alabama had already started mailing.
（配图三：美国邮政处理中的选票回邮信封。）
(Photo 3: Mail-ballot return envelopes in USPS handling.)
评论员尼克·索尔托当天下午4时44分前后在X上说：最高法院挡住了川普总统要邮政局执行的限制；阿利托、托马斯反对。他把裁定解读成“还在给非公民寄票”。裁定正文没有写这一句。它卡住的是：期中前能不能用名单和条码卡邮寄选票。实体官司还可以打，这届期中赶不上了。
Commentator Nick Sortor posted about 4:44 p.m. Pacific: the Court blocked the restrictions Trump wanted USPS to run; Alito and Thomas dissented. He read the order as forcing ballots to non-citizens. The order does not say that. What it blocks is using the list-and-barcode rule before the midterms. The case can continue. This election cycle will not see the rule.
六四天网认为：
64tianwang comment:
这是一道愚蠢的裁决。不是因为信封上的油墨，是因为时间被做成挡箭牌：规则要核名单、要可追踪，法院就说“来不及”，于是漏洞照开到投票日。成年公民的选票是这个国家的主权。邮寄选票一旦不核收件人、不留条码，就变成一张谁都能往信箱里塞的空白纸。川普政府要做的，是让邮局只给名单上的人送信，不是取消投票。
This is a foolish ruling. Not because of ink on an envelope, but because time was used as a shield: the moment a rule requires a list and a barcode, the Court says there is “not enough time,” and the hole stays open through Election Day. An adult citizen’s ballot is the country’s sovereignty. Mail ballots with no name check and no barcode become blank paper anyone can drop in a box. The Trump administration asked the Postal Service to deliver only to people on the list. It did not ask to cancel voting.
阿利托、托马斯把话说在反对意见里了：邮政局管信封和名址，本来就有国会给的权。多数意见用“来不及”把权按住，等于告诉各州：只要把日程往大选跟前挤，联邦防舞弊规则就进不了门。11月3日一过，同一套口子还可以再开一轮。能辨“方便寄票”和“谁有权投票”，才谈得上还有一个共和国。把核验说成灾难，把漏洞说成权利，受伤害的是守法纳税、亲自去投的美国人。
Alito and Thomas said it in dissent: Congress already gave USPS power over envelopes and addressees. The majority pinned that power with “not enough time,” which tells the states: crowd the calendar against Election Day, and a federal anti-fraud rule cannot enter. After November 3 the same hole can open again. Only if “easy to mail” is kept apart from “who may vote” does a republic still exist. Call verification a disaster and the loophole a right, and the people who pay taxes and show up to vote are the ones who pay.
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（六四天网 综合最高法院2026年9月14日命令、阿利托反对意见及路透社、Politico报道）
(64tianwang, based on the Supreme Court order of September 14, 2026; Alito’s dissent; Reuters; and Politico)
