阿利托、托马斯在异议中抨击针对联邦邮寄选票规则的“孤注一掷”挑战


2026年9月15日 美国东部时间早上7:02 / 福克斯新闻

大法官阿利托与托马斯持反对意见,卡瓦诺则称相关规则无法在2026年中期选举前实施

作者:安德斯·哈格斯特伦,福克斯新闻

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福克斯新闻特约撰稿人、宪法法律师乔纳森·特利在《美国报道》节目中就联邦法官叫停唐纳德·特朗普总统限制邮寄投票的行政令一事发表评论。

大法官塞缪尔·阿利托与克拉伦斯·托马斯周一坚决持反对意见,美国最高法院驳回了唐纳德·特朗普政府申请解除针对其邮寄选票规则的全面禁令的请求。

这份由阿利托撰写、托马斯附议的异议意见指出,本案原告所依据的主张,正是最高法院此前认定的薄弱且几乎不可能胜诉的理由。

“最高法院错误地驳回了政府申请暂停执行一项全面禁令的请求,该禁令禁止实施一项有关选举选票邮寄的最终规则,”阿利托写道。“部分原告缺乏起诉资格,其余原告则提出了最高法院近期称之为‘孤注一掷的传球’且‘极少成功’的主张。”

最高法院驳回特朗普在中期选举前恢复严格邮寄选票规则的诉求

最高法院大法官塞缪尔·阿利托宣布将留任,此举获得唐纳德·特朗普总统的赞扬。(盖蒂图片社)
“政府已经满足了获得暂停令所需的举证条件,因此我谨此表示异议,”他总结道。

最高法院周一的裁决未附具署名,但大法官布雷特·卡瓦诺发表了协同意见,为特朗普未来可能胜诉留出了空间。不过他仍辩称,距离选举日过近,无法在2026年中期选举前切实落实这些规则。

联邦上诉法院驳回特朗普在中期选举前强制执行邮寄选票行政令的诉求

2025年1月20日,美国最高法院大法官塞缪尔·阿利托与克拉伦斯·托马斯在华盛顿特区美国国会圆形大厅的就职典礼结束后离场。(奇普·索莫德维拉/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社)
“在我看来,基于法院在此 interim 阶段收到的案情陈述,这项最终规则至少有合理可能性属于美国邮政管理局的法定权限范围,”卡瓦诺写道。“但在2026年选举中实施该规则将是专断且反复无常的,违反《行政程序法》,因为州和地方选举官员没有足够时间在选举前合理落实该规则。”

卡瓦诺的协同意见与阿利托的异议意见一致,都承认美国邮政管理局在监管邮件的收集、处理、运输和投递方面拥有广泛权限。

根据拟议规则,拒绝提供邮寄选民信息的州,美国邮政管理局将不予递送选票

特朗普政府的这项规则将要求联邦邮寄选票必须使用带有选举邮件标识的信封,该信封需能够被高速设备扫描,并带有每位选民独有的条形码。

2026年1月13日摄于华盛顿的美国最高法院档案照片。(美联社记者朱莉娅·德马雷·尼基森,档案照)

州和地方选举官员还必须将信封设计提交给美国邮政管理局审核,并将基本选民信息上传至美国邮政管理局的在线门户网站。

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根据美国邮政管理局的规则,不符合要求的邮件将不予接收,而是退回给选举官员进行更正并重新提交。

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Alito, Thomas shred ‘Hail Mary’ challenge to federal ballot mail rules in dissent

September 15, 2026 7:02am EDT / Fox News

Justices Alito and Thomas dissented while Kavanaugh said the rules cannot be implemented before the 2026 midterms

By Anders Hagstrom, Fox News

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Fox News contributor and constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley discusses a federal judge’s decision to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in voting on ‘America Reports.’

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas firmly dissented Monday as the Supreme Court denied a request by President Donald Trump’s administration for relief from a universal injunction against its mail-in ballot rules.

The dissent, which Alito authored and Thomas joined, argued that the plaintiffs in the case were relying on claims that the court had previously identified as weak and unlikely to succeed.

“The Court incorrectly denies the Government’s application for a stay of a universal injunction that bars implementation of a final rule concerning election ballot mail,” Alito wrote. “Some of the plaintiffs lack standing, while the remainder are pursuing a claim that this Court has recently called a ‘Hail Mary pass’ that ‘rarely succeeds.’”

SUPREME COURT REJECTS TRUMP BID TO REVIVE STRICT MAIL-BALLOT RULES BEFORE MIDTERMS

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito saying he is staying for another term drew praise from President Donald Trump.(Getty Images)

“The Government has made the showings necessary for a stay, so I respectfully dissent,” he concluded.

The Court’s Monday’s order went unsigned, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence that allowed room for a potential Trump victory down the line. He nevertheless argued that it is too close to Election Day to realistically implement the rules for the 2026 midterm elections.

FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REJECTS TRUMP BID TO ENFORCE MAIL BALLOT ORDER AHEAD OF MIDTERM ELECTIONS

Supreme Court Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas wait to leave the stage after the inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.(Chip Somodevilla/AFP via Getty Images)

“In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service’s statutory authority,” Kavanaugh wrote. “But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections.”

Kavanaugh’s concurrence echoes Alito’s dissent in acknowledging the expansive authority the USPS holds to regulate the collection, handling, transportation and delivery of mail.

USPS WOULDN’T DELIVER BALLOTS IN STATES THAT REFUSE TO FORK OVER MAIL-IN VOTER INFO UNDER PROPOSED RULE

The Trump rules would require federal ballot mail to be sent in envelopes bearing an election-mail logo, capable of being scanned by high-speed equipment and carrying a barcode unique to each voter.

FILE – The Supreme Court is seen, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington.(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

State and local election officials would also be required to submit envelope designs to the Postal Service for review and upload basic voter information to an online USPS portal.

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Under the USPS rule, mailings that failed to comply would not be accepted and would instead be returned to election officials to correct and resubmit.

Fox News’ Stepheny Price and Shannon Bream contributed to this report.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events.

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