Judge Kollar-Kotelly blocks portions of Trump executive order seeking overhaul of US elections

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington blocked parts of President Trump's March 2025 executive order that sought to impose new rules on federal elections. She blocked the Trump administration from implementing two provisions: one that ordered the Election Assistance Commission to add documentary proof of U.S. citizenship requirements to the standardized national voter registration form, and another that ordered federal voter registration agencies to assess citizenship before providing a federal voter registration form to people receiving public assistance. Kollar-Kotelly agreed that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their challenge, finding that "Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States—not the President—with the authority to regulate federal elections." She declined to stop other parts of the order, finding that Trump has the power to order agencies to share information. The decision marked a legal victory for voter registration groups and Democrats challenging Trump's far-reaching executive order.