Solicitor General Sauer Warns Justices Mailed Ballots Can't Be Retrieved
The warning anchors Sauer's September 6 filing, docket 26A305, seeking to stay Judge Talwani's ballot injunction before California's September 9 deadline.
- Sauer's filing says ballots become impossible to retrieve once they enter the mail stream.
- Docket 26A305, filed September 6, challenges Judge Talwani's September 4 preliminary injunction directly.
- Justice Jackson still requires California's answer by 4 p.m. EDT on September 9.
Why it matters: An urgency the government itself created now argues for skipping the court's ordinary pace of review.
Solicitor General's emergency stay application, USPS v. California, No. 26A305 (Supreme Court) ↗ · Sep 7, 20269/7/26 · Updated Sep 7