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US judge orders stop to Postal Service cuts, echoing others

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PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge in Philadelphia joined others Monday in ordering the U.S. Postal Service to halt recent cuts that critics say are causing mail delays and threatening the integrity of the presidential election.U.S.

District Judge Gerald A. McHugh Jr. said six states and the District of Columbia presented “compelling evidence” from the Postal Service itself that shows “a pronounced increase in mail delays across the country” since July. “In a pandemic, states are even more reliant on the mail, especially when it comes to administering elections,” McHugh wrote in granting a preliminary injunction.Lawyers for the Postal Service say new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy never ordered a slowdown or overtime ban.

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