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The Justice Department told courts that Trump's restrictions on mail-in voting should take effect immediately, even acknowledging that eligible voters could be disenfranchised.
The Justice Department told courts that Trump's restrictions on mail-in voting should take effect immediately, even while conceding that some eligible voters would be disenfranchised as a result. The argument amounts to saying the restrictions are valid enough to enforce now, consequences for voters notwithstanding. This breaks from how the DOJ typically handles voting disputes—it usually aims to maximize eligible voter access while cases work through courts.
This is a sharp departure from institutional norms, not a legal technicality. The DOJ is supposed to be the government's lawyer for enforcing voting rights law, not the architect of restrictions that eliminate someone's right to vote. When the same agency that defends voting rights in one context actively pushes to suppress them in another, it signals a change in how the executive branch sees its role.
Courts will decide whether these restrictions hold up, but the DOJ's position here matters because it shapes how judges see the government's own intentions. If the agency charged with protecting voting access argues voters should lose rights to enforce a policy, it's harder for courts to treat the restrictions as incidental harm rather than the actual goal.
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