A United States federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s attempt to require documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration cannot be enforced, marking a significant legal defeat for the administration’s efforts to reshape election laws.

What did the US court rule?

In a decision issued on Friday, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, DC, sided with Democratic and civil rights groups that had sued the Trump administration over the March executive order mandating an overhaul of federal election procedures.

“Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority to direct such changes,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her opinion.

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