On August 12 the Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift nationwide and partial injunctions issued by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani that prevent enforcement of a March executive order directing tighter U.S. Postal Service rules for mail ballots. The suits, brought by voting-rights groups including the ACLU, argue the order imposes new barriers; the administration maintains the challenges are premature because no concrete agency actions have occurred. All reported facts derive from a single Straits Times account rated left-center or unrated by media-bias trackers.