Sadly, it took a court order to block the latest attempt by the Trump administration to block voters.
AP NewsBy MICHAEL CASEY, BILL BARROW and JOHN HANNAJune 25, 2026A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged the Republican president’s order in granting a summary judgment. Her ruling applies to this year’s midterm election cycle.Plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits, both filed in federal court in Boston, that Trump’s order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules. The judge agreed, saying in her ruling that the provisions of Trump’s order seeking to create a federal list of eligible voters and using the U.S. Postal Service to determine who can receive a mail ballot are “legally void” because they “unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers.”
Anyone thinks this will stop Trump in his bid to take over the elections?
It was the second ruling in as many days against executive orders Trump has signed seeking oversight of the nation’s elections. A separate ruling Wednesday prohibited an executive order he had signed last year that would have required people to show documents proving their citizenship when registering to vote.
It seems that Trump keeps getting rejected by the courts, and it seems that the advice he is getting from his staff is bogus. Is it because no one wants to tell the emperor that he has no clothes on?
CT News Junkieby Donald EngJune 26, 2026Connecticut won its second court victory over the administration of President Donald Trump in two days, according to a statement from Attorney General William Tong’s office.Tong on Thursday said the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts blocked what he called an unlawful executive order issued March 31 that amounted to an attempt to commandeer state elections.Just one day earlier, Tong had announced another court victory regarding what he called unconstitutional documentary proof of citizenship requirements to voting.“Another major defeat for President Trump and his desperate illegal attempts to control our elections,” Tong said. “These are critical wins heading into the November elections. We’re going to keep fighting and winning to protect our democracy and ensure every lawful vote is counted.”
But that is not the only case that has overruled Trump...
ReutersBy Daniel Wiessner and Nate RaymondJune 16, 2025Summary
- Grants for research on diversity-related topics canceled
- Judge says government 'bearing down on people of color'
- Grants are ordered reinstated to organizations and states
A federal judge in Boston on Monday said the termination of National Institutes of Health grants for research on diversity-related topics by President Donald Trump's administration was "void and illegal," and accused the government of discriminating against racial minorities and LGBT people.U.S. District Judge William Young during a non-jury trial said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.[...]"This represents racial discrimination and discrimination against America's LGBTQ community," said Young, an appointee of Republican former President Ronald Reagan. "Any discrimination by our government is so wrong that it requires the court to enjoin it and at an appropriate time, I'm going to do it."
Note: Judge Indira Talwani (who blocked the voter list order) was appointed by Barack Obama and
Judge William Young (who reinstated the NIH grants) was appointed by Ronald Reagan.
Trump will continue to ignore the Constitution and the laws. He will continue to push the envelope to see what he can get away with.
To paraphrase a tuna... "Sorry Donald."
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