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U.S. appeals ruling that barred Postal Service changes before election [View all]
Source: Reuters
U.S. LEGAL NEWS
NOVEMBER 27, 2020 4:58 PM UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
U.S. appeals ruling that barred Postal Service changes before election
By David Shepardson
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump late Friday appealed a federal judge’s ruling suspending service changes and requiring aggressive steps to ensure ballot deliveries ahead of the November presidential election, the Justice Department said.
The government said it was appealing U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s preliminary injunction orders issued in late September in a pair of legal challenges. Sullivan directed the USPS to take “extraordinary measures” to ensure that millions of ballots were delivered by mail and held numerous hearings on the status of ballots.
It is not immediately clear what impact the appeal would have at this late stage, given that the final deadlines for accepting ballots by mail for the Nov. 6 election had passed. Joe Biden has been declared the president-elect by Reuters and numerous other news organizations.
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NOVEMBER 27, 2020 4:58 PM UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
U.S. appeals ruling that barred Postal Service changes before election
By David Shepardson
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump late Friday appealed a federal judge’s ruling suspending service changes and requiring aggressive steps to ensure ballot deliveries ahead of the November presidential election, the Justice Department said.
The government said it was appealing U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s preliminary injunction orders issued in late September in a pair of legal challenges. Sullivan directed the USPS to take “extraordinary measures” to ensure that millions of ballots were delivered by mail and held numerous hearings on the status of ballots.
It is not immediately clear what impact the appeal would have at this late stage, given that the final deadlines for accepting ballots by mail for the Nov. 6 election had passed. Joe Biden has been declared the president-elect by Reuters and numerous other news organizations.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-appeals-ruling-that-barred-postal-service-changes-before-election-idUSKBN2872QB
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