WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge today issued a permanent injunction blocking additional provisions of President Trump’s March 2025 Executive Order on elections, delivering another significant victory for voting rights and the constitutional separation of powers.
The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit brought by Elias Law Group attorneys on behalf of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly permanently enjoined the Trump administration from implementing Section 2(d) of Executive Order 14248, which sought to require federal agencies administering public assistance programs to assess citizenship before providing voter registration forms. The court also blocked Section 3(d), which attempted to impose documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements on the Federal Post Card Application used by military servicemembers and overseas citizens to register and vote.
In her order, Judge Kollar-Kotelly declared that both Sections 2(d) and 3(d) of Executive Order 14248 are “inconsistent with the constitutional separation of powers and cannot lawfully be implemented.”
“Today’s ruling is another decisive victory against President Trump’s unlawful attempt to usurp power over elections,” said Elias Law Group partner Aria Branch. “The Court has once again affirmed that President Trump cannot bypass Congress and the states to impose new barriers on voter registration. This decision will protect Americans, especially U.S. servicemembers stationed overseas, from unconstitutional restrictions on their right to vote.”
“With the midterms looming, the Trump administration has been trying to weaponize federal agencies to undermine free and fair elections,” said Elias Law Group partner Lali Madduri. “Today’s permanent injunction blocks a key part of that effort, making clear that these provisions constitute unconstitutional executive overreach and an unlawful attack on voting rights. We are proud to stand with our Democratic clients to defend the right to vote.”
Today’s ruling builds on the Court’s October 2025 decision permanently blocking Section 2(a) of the Executive Order, which sought to impose documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements on the federal voter registration form. Together, these rulings have dealt a significant blow to the Trump administration’s election Executive Order. Litigation challenging other provisions of the Executive Order remains ongoing.
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