The empty Reflecting Pool is seen in the background as people attend a "Defend the Vote" rally near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2026, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington" rally for civil rights. A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on August 27 curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November's midterm elections. Trump signed an order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

A man dressed in the colors of the US flag holds a sign reading "democracy not Trumpocracy" during a "Defend the Vote" rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2026, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington" rally for civil rights. A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on August 27 curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November's midterm elections. Trump signed an order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

The granite statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., carved by sculptor Lei Yixin, stands at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial during a "Defend the Vote" rally in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2026, marking the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington" for civil rights. A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on August 27 curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November's midterm elections. Trump signed an order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

The granite statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., carved by sculptor Lei Yixin, stands at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial during a "Defend the Vote" rally in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2026, marking the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington" for civil rights. A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on August 27 curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November's midterm elections. Trump signed an order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

A US flag and the done of the US Capitol are reflected in a window during a rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2026, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington" rally for civil rights. A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on August 27 curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November's midterm elections. Trump signed an order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

A holds a sign reading "we are all on the decoy plane" during a "Defend the Vote" rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2026, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington" rally for civil rights. A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on August 27 curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November's midterm elections. Trump signed an order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman raises a fist and holds a sign reading "vote" during a "Defend the Vote" rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2026, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington" rally for civil rights. A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on August 27 curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November's midterm elections. Trump signed an order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

Pins reading "Deport ICE" are seen during a "Defend the Vote" rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2026, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington" rally for civil rights. A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on August 27 curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November's midterm elections. Trump signed an order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)