#Latest news with #stateAttorneysGeneralWashington Post2 days agoPoliticsWashington PostFederal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump's election overhaul executive orderBOSTON — Democratic state attorneys general on Friday will seek to block President Donald Trump's proposal for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. elections in a case that tests a constitutional bedrock — the separation of powers. The top law enforcement officials from 19 states filed a federal lawsuit after the Republican president signed the executive order in March, arguing that its provisions would step on states' power to set their own election rules and that the executive branch had no such authority.
Washington Post2 days agoPoliticsWashington PostFederal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump's election overhaul executive orderBOSTON — Democratic state attorneys general on Friday will seek to block President Donald Trump's proposal for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. elections in a case that tests a constitutional bedrock — the separation of powers. The top law enforcement officials from 19 states filed a federal lawsuit after the Republican president signed the executive order in March, arguing that its provisions would step on states' power to set their own election rules and that the executive branch had no such authority.
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