Dems Appeal Ruling After Judge Refuses To Block Trump Voting Order

The Massachusetts lawsuit was filed by several organizations, including the League of Women Voters, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, the Association of Americans Resident Overseas, the U.S. Vote Foundation, OCA–Asian Pacific American Advocates, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

The groups are represented by a coalition of legal organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Brennan Center for Justice, the Legal Defense Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and LatinoJustice PRLDEF.

In a statement, the ACLU argued that the executive order violates both federal law and the Constitution.

“The Constitution makes clear that only the states and Congress can set the rules for elections,” the organization said.

Attorneys representing the plaintiffs argued that the administration is attempting to take powers reserved for states and Congress.

“The Constitution is clear: the states and Congress — not the president — set the rules for our elections,” the attorneys said. “The Trump administration is attempting to seize that power for itself with an unlawful and dangerous executive order.”