Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Key Parts of Trump's Election Executive Order, Including Proof of Citizenship Requirement

A federal judge in Massachusetts permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his March 2025 executive order on elections, which sought to require documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration forms and impose other restrictions on mail-in voting. The ruling converts a preliminary injunction into a permanent ban, with the court finding that the order exceeded Trump's constitutional powers and intruded upon Congress' exclusive authority to regulate federal election procedures.