Election EO / Threats to Vote-by-mail (Calfornia v. Trump, D. Mass.)

Lawsuit challenging the President’s executive order that unlawfully attempts to interfere with the States’ powers to conduct elections, including threats to longstanding vote-by-mail practices.

Litigation Details

Case filed on: April 3, 2026

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Updates

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04/03/2026

On 4/3/26, the states filed their complaint.

04/24/2026

On 4/24/26, the plaintiff states filed a summary judgment motion.

05/07/2026

On 5/7/26, defendants filed a motion to dismiss.

06/02/2026

On 6/2/26, the district court held a hearing on the plaintiff states’ summary judgment motion and the federal defendants’ motion to dismiss.

06/25/2026

On 6/25/26, the district court granted the plaintiff states’ summary judgment motion and blocked the unlawful directives in the President’s executive order.

07/01/2026

On 7/1/26, the federal defendants appealed the summary judgment order to the First Circuit and filed a stay motion in district court.

07/07/2026

On 7/7/26, the district court issued its final judgment and also an order denying defendants’ stay motion. That same day, defendants filed a motion for an emergency stay in the First Circuit.

07/25/2026

On 7/25/26, the First Circuit issued an order denying the stay motion.

07/27/2026

On 7/27/26, the federal defendants filed a stay application in the Supreme Court.

08/24/2026

On 8/24/26, the Supreme Court issued an order granting a stay of the district court’s injunction, pending appeal.