In bad news for Trump, judge who blocked his last anti-voting order will hear challenge to new one

Key Points:

• A lawsuit filed by Democrats to block President Trump's new anti-voting executive order has been assigned to District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who previously blocked a similar order, ruling that the president has no authority to dictate election policy.
• In January, Judge Kollar-Kotelly issued a 110-page opinion permanently enjoining most of Trump's prior executive order that imposed citizenship documentation and limited mail voting, emphasizing that the Constitution grants election regulation powers to Congress and the states, not the president.
• Trump's latest order seeks to restrict mail-in voting to verified U.S. citizens as compiled by the Department of Homeland Security, prompting immediate legal challenges from Democratic groups who argue it is unconstitutional.
• The Department of Justice plans to appeal Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s January ruling, while additional lawsuits against the new order have been filed in Massachusetts, where previous similar orders were also ruled unconstitutional by federal judges.
• The Democratic plaintiffs are represented by the Elias Law Group, led by Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, highlighting ongoing coordinated legal efforts against Trump's election-related executive orders.