Appeals court rejects Trump request to lift block on Postal Service rule for mail ballots

TL;DR

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court's block on new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail ballots.
The court found the Trump administration failed to show the rules would not cause "chaos and widespread voter disenfranchisement."
The panel cited a lack of record evidence of past fraud or a likelihood of impending fraud related to the upcoming election.
The judges stated the rules would likely result in the disenfranchisement of millions of voters while providing minimal gains in combating fraud.
The appeals court agreed with the lower court that the rules are likely an unlawful regulation of election matters by an executive agency.
The Trump administration has again asked the Supreme Court to intervene and lift the injunction.

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