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A federal court blocked Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting across the entire country. The judge ruled it violated voter access protections in federal law.
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking Trump's executive order that would have restricted mail-in voting across the country. The judge found that the order violated federal law protecting voter access, meaning it can't take effect while the case proceeds. This is a clean legal win for the plaintiffs — not a narrow ruling, but a full block.
The order matters because Trump's restrictions were broad and would have made voting harder for millions of people, particularly those in rural areas, military families, and voters with disabilities. A nationwide injunction means Trump can't implement even watered-down versions in friendly states while the case is pending. He can appeal, but he'd need to convince a higher court that the lower court got the law wrong — a tougher climb than just disagreeing with the policy.
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