August 28, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Trump Administration Appeals the Order Blocking Its Mail-Ballot Rule a Week Before the First Midterm Ballots Go Out

The administration filed a notice of appeal Friday challenging U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani's decision blocking implementation of Trump's mail-voting executive order for two weeks. The order would let the Postal...

July 25, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Appeals Court Refuses to Revive Trump's Mail-Voting Order in 23 States Before the Midterms

A three-judge panel of the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined on July 25, 2026 to lift an injunction blocking President Trump's April 1 elections executive order in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The...

July 2, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

Well supported

Appeals Court Lets Trump Administration Keep Removed National Park Exhibits Down

On July 2, 2026, a three-judge panel of the First Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a district-court order that had required the National Park Service to restore, before the July 4 250th-anniversary events, dozens of...