Legal groups expand challenges to Trump election orders, citing threats to voting rights
Advocacy organizations including the Democracy Defenders Fund, Campaign Legal Center and ACLU are broadening lawsuits against executive orders they say undermine states' authority over elections and curb voting rights.
A coalition of advocacy groups made up of veteran lawyers, voting rights experts and former judges has expanded legal challenges against two executive orders issued by President Donald Trump on voting and elections, according to the Guardian.
The groups, which include the Democracy Defenders Fund, the Campaign Legal Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, characterize the orders as part of what they describe as a broader effort to curb voting rights and supplant the authority of individual states over election matters, the report said.
According to the Guardian, opponents of the orders have framed the legal fight as a defense of the rule of law in the United States, with some describing the administration's actions as a "war" on democratic norms.
The article noted that members of the Democratic Attorneys General Association have filed suit over the matter, in a correction to an earlier version of the report that had attributed the legal action to the association itself rather than to individual members.
The Guardian reported that the legal challenges are part of a wider pattern of opposition from advocacy groups to what they characterize as the president's attempts to influence the upcoming midterm elections.
The report did not detail the specific legal arguments being made in each case or provide a timeline for when courts might rule on the challenges.
Sources
- Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’ — The Guardian — World
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