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Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued President Donald Trump's order would likely be found unconstitutional.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued President Donald Trump’s order would likely be found unconstitutional.
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- Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail votingPBS News - 2026-05-28T14:11:55+00:00
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