If you’ve been following U.S. election news this summer, you’ve probably seen the phrase “mail-in voting order” pop up again and again — in headlines, in cable news chyrons, and in furious dissents from Supreme Court justices. On August 24, 2026, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a preliminary win that lets it move forward with a controversial mail-in voting order restricting how mail ballots are collected, verified, and delivered ahead of the November 2026 midterms. But as of this week, the story is far from over — a federal judge has already thrown a new wrench into the…