Federal Judges Halt Trump's Mail Voting Ban and AI Blacklist
🐿️ The Squirrel's Take
The court's double rebuke shows the judiciary pushing back against executive overreach in both election rules and tech policy.
💡 Why it matters
This could disrupt GOP voting restrictions and chill Trump's crackdown on AI companies, with potential ripple effects on midterm turnout and tech regulation.
A federal judge on Thursday issued a 14-day hold on Trump's executive order limiting mail-in voting, just a week before ballots are due for the midterms. Another federal judge separately ruled unlawful the administration's blacklisting of AI company Anthropic.
📡 Where we spotted it (2)
The Guardian
Federal judge again halts Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting in midterms
15d ago
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Ars Technica
Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge
15d ago
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