Federal court blocks key parts of Trump's anti-voting order, restores states' control over elections
A federal court blocked core provisions of President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order Friday, ruling that the president had no authority to impose new election rules that threatened to disenfranchise voters and override state law.
In a sweeping order, District Judge John H. Chun, appointed by President Joe Biden, ruled in favor of Washington and Oregon, permanently halting enforcement of key sections of Executive Order 14248 — Trump’s March 2025 directive aimed at reshaping how states run elections.
The court found the order violated the Constitution by attempting to concentrate election power in the presidency, a move the judge warned posed a direct threat to democracy.
“In the framework of our Constitution, the President’s power to see that the laws are faithfully executed refutes the idea that he is to be a lawmaker,” the judge wrote. “Accordingly, the ‘Constitution entrusts Congress and the States — not the President — with the authority to regulate federal elections.’”
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