Massachusetts Judge Blocks Major Provisions of Trump's Voter-Citizenship Order

U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper in Massachusetts ruled that major provisions of Trump's March 2025 executive order to require documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration—and related election rules—exceeded presidential authority and violated the Constitution's separation of powers and federal election statutes, permanently blocking those provisions. The decision, which followed lawsuits by 19 states, reinforces that election regulation is reserved to states and Congress, while litigation over potential federal funding conditions could continue.