UPDATED: Preliminary Injunction Granted on Challenge of Federal Executive Order on Voting Regulations

UPDATED – 06/13/25 –  Attorneys General from Maryland and Delaware were both part of a lawsuit to block an executive order from President Trump that would require documentary proof of citizenship requirements with federal voter registration forms. In her findings, US District Judge Denise Casper of the US District Court for the State of Massachusetts said “The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections. Rather, the Constitution vests the President with “executive Power” and commands him to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”

The motion for preliminary injunction was granted.   CLICK HERE FOR THE COURT’S ORDER

This is the second ruling against President Trump’s election order. Parts of the directive have also been blocked by a federal judge in Washington, D.C

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown issued this statement on a decision by the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts:

“This ruling blocks President Trump’s unlawful Executive Order that would silence the voices of millions of Maryland voters, leaving them powerless to participate in our democracy. As this case continues, our Office will keep defending the right of every single Maryland voter to have a say in how their government operates and who should represent them, the cornerstone of our democracy. We will not let the president hijack our elections.”

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ORIGINAL STORY – 04/10/25 – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the federal Election Assistance Commission, and other officials from the Trump Administration, seeking to block Executive Order 14248, which pertains to changes in voting regulations at the federal level. According to the Delaware Attorney General’s Office, the lawsuit challenges provisions of Executive Order 14248 that would require documentary proof of citizenship to use the Federal voter registration form, mandate state agencies to assess citizenship before providing registration forms, impose new requirements on military and overseas voters, and condition federal funding on state compliance. In filing the lawsuit, Attorney General Jennings joined the attorneys general of Maryland, New Jersey, and 16 other states.