Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Blocks Trump's EO Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote

Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Blocks Trump's EO Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote Via American Greatness, A federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked key portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order overhauling federal election procedures, ruling that the president exceeded his constitutional authority by attempting to impose new voting requirements without congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Denise Casper, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, concluded that the Constitution gives primary authority over elections to the states and Congress, not the executive branch. The ruling makes permanent a preliminary injunction Casper issued last year in a...