US President Donald Trump has criticised the Supreme Court for blocking his plan to restrict mail-in election ballots.
Mr Trump appointed three justices during his first term as president, building a 6-3 conservative majority and allowing the court to steer a rightward course since 2020.
Only conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas publicly dissented.
Mr Trump signed his executive order targeting mail-in ballots in March after years of casting doubt on their security, though he often votes by mail himself.
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Mr Trump appointed three justices during his first term as president, building a 6-3 conservative majority and allowing the court to steer a rightward course since 2020.
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US President Donald Trump has criticised the Supreme Court for blocking his plan to restrict mail-in election ballots.
The regulation would have needed states to provide voter-specific data and use agency-approved mail-ballot envelopes that would be tracked using barcodes.
Attorney-General Todd Blanche says the administration is going to comply with the decision.
Mr Trump appointed three justices during his first term as president, building a 6-3 conservative majority and allowing the court to steer a rightward course since 2020.
On Monday, the court's decision preventing implementation of the rule was brief and unsigned, as is typical when it handles emergency requests.
Only conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas publicly dissented.
Mr Trump referred to them as "legends, both".
Critics said that the measure could disrupt the delivery of thousands of ballots as the November 3 vote approached and cause disruption, given imminent plans by many states to send out mail ballots to eligible voters.
Mr Trump signed his executive order targeting mail-in ballots in March after years of casting doubt on their security, though he often votes by mail himself.
The Supreme Court has delivered several election-related rulings in recent months that have benefited Republicans, although last Thursday it blocked Missouri from using a redrawn congressional map favouring Republicans.
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