Episode Details

OA1292 - Jenessa takes us through the Supreme Court's 6-3 shadow docket ruling in Trump v. California, which lifted a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to gatekeep mail-in ballot delivery before the midterms. Is this a procedural technicality or a five-alarm fire for November? And what does it mean that the Postal Service published its final rule on a Friday night, in apparent violation of an injunction, right before the Court's Monday ruling? Jenessa walks through the chaotic docket, Judge Talwani's genius pivot, and why Justice Jackson's 20-page solo dissent might be the most important thing you read this election season.

Cases discussed:

• Trump v. California (Supreme Court shadow docket, 8/25/2026)

• League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump, D. Mass.

• DSCC v. Trump, D.D.C.

• State of California v. United States Postal Service

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