Trump Administration Barred From Implementing Election Order (1)

Nineteen states convinced a federal judge on Friday to block the Trump administration from implementing provisions of an executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and banning counting valid mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.

The states challenging the executive order are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that its provisions are unconstitutional, Judge Denise J. Casper of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts said, granting the states’ request for a preliminary injunction.

“Congress, not the President, has the ultimate constitutional authority over elections,” Casper wrote. And instructing agencies ...