Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
Summary
Several advocacy groups with experienced lawyers and voting experts are legally challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders on voting and elections. They argue these orders try to take control away from states and limit voting rights, especially mail-in voting, which many Americans use.Key Facts
- Groups like Democracy Defenders Fund, Campaign Legal Center, and the ACLU are filing lawsuits against Trump’s executive orders on voting from 2025 and 2026.
- Trump’s orders aim to limit mail-in voting and give the US Postal Service new rules related to elections.
- A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked new USPS rules, saying they could stop millions from voting by mail, with no proof of fraud.
- The Department of Justice has appealed to the Supreme Court to allow the USPS rules to proceed, calling the block harmful.
- Democratic attorney generals and other groups have also sued to stop efforts that might restrict voting rights before upcoming elections.
- A whistleblower complaint revealed that the USPS is rushing to implement these rules, risking failure in mail-in voting.
- About 50 million Americans, mostly Democrats, vote by mail.
- Legal groups fear these changes could cause confusion and prevent people from voting in the midterm elections.
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