Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance warned on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court could issue a ruling as early as this week on President Donald Trump's appeal seeking to block a lower court order that prevents new postal rules from restricting mail-in ballots.

The Trump administration's proposed rules would prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from creating a national voter database and would limit mail-in ballots to individuals whose names appear on a pre-approved list. The rules represent part of a broader pattern of post-2020 election litigation over mail-in voting procedures, with courts across multiple states having weighed in on ballot access requirements, drop box regulations, and voter list maintenance practices in recent election cycles.

The filing comes less than 100 days before the midterm elections, which Vance cited as evidence that Trump fears losing political power. The Supreme Court typically handles such time-sensitive election-related appeals through its emergency docket, which allows the justices to issue rulings without full briefing or oral argument, often on an accelerated timeline that can leave lower court decisions in limbo until shortly before an election.

"However the Court rules, the fact that we are even here is the ultimate criticism of this administration," Vance wrote.

"Under the Constitution, the choice of elected officials belongs to the people. Donald Trump is deathly afraid of what that means."

Vance, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017 and is now a legal commentator, emphasized that the executive order in question is not a routine administrative measure. She characterized it as a deliberate attempt "to wrest control from the people" and to consolidate power among Trump, his conservative allies, and wealthy oligarchs.

She urged the public not to treat the case as business-as-usual governance, stressing the broader implications for democratic norms and electoral access.

Source: Raw Story