Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Attempt to Tie Anti-Terror Funds to New Voting Restrictions

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot use anti-terror grants to compel states and local governments to adopt new voting restrictions. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali found that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) likely violated federal law by conditioning hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding on changes to election administration.