California Governor Gavin Newsom has revealed intentions to sue the Trump administration over efforts to limit mail-in voting. This development comes after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to enforce parts of President Trump’s executive order on “election integrity” while legal proceedings continue.
The Supreme Court’s decision was a 6-3 ruling in favor of the Trump administration. It removed an injunction that had previously blocked the order in 23 states before the upcoming midterm elections. The court emphasized that their decision focused on the injunction and did not determine the legality of the order itself, leaving room for future challenges.
Newsom criticized the decision in a public statement, accusing the Supreme Court of enabling the Trump administration’s alleged attempt to disenfranchise voters nationwide. He stated that California plans to continue legal actions to prevent these rules from taking effect.
“The Supreme Court just let the Trump administration move ahead (for now) with its plan to disenfranchise voters across the country,” Newsom declared. “California will be suing AGAIN to block these Orwellian rules from being implemented.”
Newsom’s office also pointed out two bills in the California Legislature designed to protect elections from interference. AB 282 aims to create new felonies related to the illegal seizure of ballots and election records. SB 259 seeks to establish penalties for interfering with mail-in ballot delivery, with possible felony charges leading to up to four years in prison.
President Trump’s executive order affects how mail-in voting is managed. It instructs federal agencies to produce citizenship-based lists of eligible voters and requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to deliver ballots only to individuals on approved lists.
The Supreme Court’s rationale stated that the order’s requirement for the Department of Homeland Security to generate state citizenship lists is an internal directive without imposing state obligations, thus not causing concrete harm to states.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the majority decision.
As the legal battle continues, a representative for Newsom has not yet responded to inquiries from Fox News Digital.
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