Overview
- U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s directive cannot be enforced.
- The court found the proof-of-citizenship mandate unconstitutional for intruding on authority assigned by the Constitution to Congress and the states.
- Democratic and civil-rights groups, including the DNC, secured a win against the administration’s elections executive order.
- The ruling grants partial summary judgment that stops any documentary proof requirement from taking effect on the federal form.
- Other lawsuits over separate provisions of the election order continue, with further court action still pending.