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Obama-appointed judge ripped for blocking Trump mail-ballot rule: 'Run out the clock'
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Judge Indira Talwani, appointed by President Barack Obama, issued a ruling blocking new United States Postal Service mail-ballot rules days before North Carolina was scheduled to mail absentee ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge to the USPS rules. Talwani did not specify her reasoning for the temporary block in initial filings made public.
