Court Blocks Trump’s Ballot Order | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A federal appeals court has halted President Trump’s controversial executive order that would have restricted mail-in ballots to only those on a federal voter list—impacting 23 states. The move, framed by the administration as a security measure to block non-citizens from voting, was swiftly challenged by those states and Democratic leaders who argued it overstepped presidential authority and threatened election integrity. A lower court initially blocked the order, and now the appeals court has upheld that decision, preserving the current state-led election systems for the upcoming midterms. The ruling underscores the ongoing legal and political tug-of-war over federal vs. state control of elections—and this battle is far from settled. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2ef66fe994b49369