# USPS rescued by judge **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 18, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931 "2020-09-18T17:02:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/1 "2020-09-18T17:02:53Z")
> **[Federal judge temporarily blocks USPS policy changes nationwide | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/politics/usps-policy-changes-injunction/index.html)** > > A federal judge issued a historic decision to temporarily block the US Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy from changing a wide swath of USPS policies or protocols ahead of November's presidential election. The judge specifically pointed out the politics of the postal service “slowdown”. I didn’t see anything about the Postal Police though. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/2 "2020-09-18T17:35:27Z")
An appeal by the DOJ in four, three, two… ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/3 "2020-09-18T22:18:33Z")
# [USPS rescued by judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931) recusing DeJoy. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/4 "2020-09-18T20:23:33Z")
This seems like big news to me, but the story is being buried. I wouldn’t even know about it if it weren’t for a friend on FB. > **[Federal judge temporarily blocks USPS policy changes nationwide | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/politics/usps-policy-changes-injunction/index.html)** > > A federal judge issued a historic decision to temporarily block the US Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy from changing a wide swath of USPS policies or protocols ahead of November's presidential election. ---
**Author:** ![Arkcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/5 "2020-09-18T20:59:14Z")
Well, first off, there’s already a thread here: > [@USPS rescued by judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931): > > The judge specifically pointed out the politics of the postal service “slowdown”. I didn’t see anything about the Postal Police though. I don’t do FB, so having important news on the top page here is like, better that the NY Times. Also, its a judge blocking a policy. It could solve the problem indefinitely, or be overruled tomorrow, like so many other fixes. Hard to get excited about. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/6 "2020-09-18T21:06:24Z")
It was on the “front page” of CNN’s website. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/7 "2020-09-18T21:08:31Z")
Unfortunately, I think it’s also a case of too late, damage done. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/8 "2020-09-18T21:35:02Z")
Here’s another case to maybe restore some people’s faith in our election process, if only perhaps by a little bit. > **[Michigan court rules that late arriving ballots must be counted](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-michigan/michigan-court-rules-that-late-arriving-ballots-must-be-counted-idUSKBN2692II)** > > A Michigan judge ruled on Friday that mailed ballots postmarked by Nov. 2 must be counted in the state as long as they are received within two weeks after the Nov. 3 election, the latest move by a U.S. court to protect voting rights in the pandemic. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-rescued-by-judge/920931/9 "2020-09-18T23:15:29Z")
Merged threads. Probably a few posts out of order now though.