US director Spike Lee and US civil rights activist Al Sharpton (C) march from the Lincoln Memorial to 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)

US director Spike Lee and US civil rights activist Al Sharpton (L) march from the Lincoln Memorial to 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)

US director Spike Lee (2R), US civil rights activist Al Sharpton (3R) and members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s family march from the Lincoln Memorial to 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)

US director Spike Lee (3R), US civil rights activist Al Sharpton (4R) and members of Martin Luther King Jr. family march 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)

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 Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

US civil rights activist Al Sharpton and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat from New York, hug 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 Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

US civil rights activist Al Sharpton (L) looks on as US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat from New York, hug 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 Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

US civil rights activist Al Sharpton and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat from New York, hug 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 Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)