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US judge blocks order to create federal voter list

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BOSTON -- A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

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  1. The Guardian

    US judge blocks Trump administration’s bid to restrict mail-in voting (opens The Guardian)

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    Ruling comes amid drive by Republican administration to reshape rules around voting ahead of midterms

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    Judge blocks part of Trump's proposed mail-in voting restrictions (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    A federal judge Thursday morning blocked part of President Donald Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged President Trump's order in granting a summary judgment. Her ruling applies to this year's midterm election cycle.

  4. Delaware Public Media

    A federal judge in Boston blocks key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.

  5. CBS News

    Federal judge blocks Trump administration executive order on mail-in voting (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump signed an executive order in March requiring the creation of a list of U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state and imposing stricter mail-in ballot rules.

  6. Roll Call

    Judge blocks Trump order to restrict mail voting (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting in federal elections in the states that challenged it, finding the executive branch and mail service did not have the power to do so. Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S.

  7. NBC News

    Judge blocks Trump’s executive order on mail voting (opens NBC News)

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    A federal judge on Thursday blocked the implementation of key parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail voting, declaring the plans to intervene in state-run elections unconstitutional.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Federal judge blocks parts of Trump's executive order on voting by mail (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A judge blocked key parts of Trump’s mail-in voting executive order, ruling the president lacks authority to impose election rules on states.

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    U.S. judge halts Trump order seeking to create federal voter list, limit mail ballots (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The judge said in her ruling that the provisions of Trump’s order seeking to create a federal list of eligible voters and using the Postal Service to determine who can receive a mail ballot are “legally void” because they “unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers.”

  10. MyNorthwest

    Federal judge blocks Trump's voter list, mail ballot order (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at creating a federal voter list and restricting mail ballots.

  11. The Daily Signal

    US Judge Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    An Obama-appointed federal judge blocks President Trump's executive order intended to improve the security of mail-in balloting.

  12. Delaware Public Media

    Judge blocks Postal Service proposal to restrict mail-in voting under Trump's order (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service's proposals responding to President Trump's order, including not delivering ballots in states that don't turn over voter lists to the federal government.

  13. NPR

    A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail (opens NPR)

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    A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.

  14. The New Republic

    Trump’s Attempt to Rig Midterms Is Dealt a Harsh Blow by Obama Judge (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    A federal judge has blocked parts of President Trump’s executive order attempting to restrict mail-in ballots as the midterm elections approach. The order, challenged in court by 23 states as well as the District of Columbia, was struck down Thursday by Obama-appointed Judge Indira Talwani of the U.

  15. MyNorthwest

    The Latest: Federal judge halts Trump’s executive order seeking to create a federal voter list (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

  16. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US judge blocks order to create federal voter list (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    BOSTON -- A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

  17. Boston

    Federal judge in Boston halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    A federal judge in Boston halted Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

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