Case Summary

In March 2025, LULAC sued the Trump administration to block an unconstitutional executive order restricting people’s ability to vote. In April, the judge issued a preliminary injunction barring parts of that executive order from going into effect.

“This executive order, based on nothing but years of disinformation, is blatantly unlawful and a naked attempt to suppress the votes of targeted communities – disproportionately impacting the Latino community,” said Roman Palomares, LULAC National President. “We are proud to join this coalition seeking to stop the effort to silence the voice and votes of the U.S. electorate–and particularly of voters of color. Our democracy depends on all voters feeling confident that they can vote freely and that their vote will be counted accurately.”

“Donald Trump is attempting to wrongfully impede voting by millions of Americans with this latest unlawful executive order. But it will not work. In America voters get to pick their president – presidents don’t get to pick their voters,” said Ambassador Norm Eisen (ret.), the co-founder and executive chair of State Democracy Defenders Fund. “We are proud to stand up for the ability of every American voter to cast their ballots freely and fairly through this litigation.”

The president does not have the power to regulate our elections. However, President Trump’s executive order orders the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to change the federal voter registration form to require voter registration applicants to provide additional documentation to prove their U.S. citizenship — documents that millions of American citizens do not have access to. The president does not have the authority to do this.

Additionally, the executive order attempts to invalidate 17 states’ mail-in ballot receipt deadlines and require additional documentation for military and overseas voters, by threatening to withhold critical federal funding for election administration from states that do not comply with the president’s policy agenda.

Under the Constitution and federal law, the president does not have the power to do this, nor does the Department of Justice have the authority to invalidate state laws setting receipt deadlines for ballots cast and mailed prior to Election Day.

Litigation

Case Type: Voting Rights

Location: District of Columbia

Legal Documents

03/31/2025 Complaint

04/24/25 Opinion

Press Releases

March 31, 2025 Anti-Voter Executive Order Challenged in Court by Pro-Voter Coalition

April 24, 2025 VICTORY for Voters — Unlawful, Anti-Voter Executive Order Halted

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