Reagan-Appointed Judge Blocks Key Part of Trump's Election Overhaul Order

A federal judge on Thursday blocked major components of President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order seeking to overhaul U.S. election procedures, ruling that his administration likely overstepped constitutional boundaries.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, appointed by GOP icon former President Ronald Reagan and elevated under former President Bill Clinton, issued a preliminary injunction halting provisions of the March executive order that would have added a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the National Mail Voter Registration Form.