Judge Denise Casper did not overturn Trump suppression order
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“Judge Denise Casper permanently overturned Trump's voter suppression executive order.”
Summary
No evidence shows that Judge Denise Casper issued a permanent overturn of any Trump voter‑suppression executive order. Recent reports describe a federal judge blocking the Justice Department’s voter‑roll program, but they do not name Judge Casper nor indicate a permanent reversal of an executive order.
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- Judge strikes down DOJ's policy of reviewing state voter rolls, saying it would "run roughshod over longstanding laws" - CBS News
A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's plan to check state voter rolls against federal immigration databases and press states to remove voters it determines are registered illegally.
- Federal judge rules against Trump DoJ’s policy of collecting state voter rolls | US midterm elections 2026 | The Guardian
A federal judge ruled on Friday that the US justice department’s policy of collecting states’ unredacted voter rolls to check them against a federal immigration database is unlawful.
- Trump administration sued over plans to send election monitors to voting sites | US midterm elections 2026 | The Guardian
“The timely release of these documents is critical to protecting voter rights and ensuring election integrity,” the NAACP said in a statement.
- Federal judge: DOJ cannot request states’ voter lists for eligibility database
A federal judge struck down on Friday the Justice Department’s nationwide effort to collect voter registration records and identify suspected non-U.S. citizens, blocking the Trump administration from continuing the program even in states that voluntarily cooperated.
- Supreme Court allows Trump to implement parts of his mail-in voting executive order - ABC News
The decision was 6-3, with the court's liberal justices dissenting.
- Trump names conservative commentator as new White House press secretary
The judge specified that the decision does not prevent the federal government from taking "lawful steps to support states’ efforts to maintain accurate voter rolls" or prevent states from maintaining their own voter rolls.
- Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal voting rests on a shaky foundation - POLITICO
A federal judge ruled that the law the administration used to bring its noncitizen voting cases is unconstitutional, putting dozens of cases at risk.
- US judge rules Trump administration’s use of voter data unlawful | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera
A federal judge ruled against the Justice Department’s use of voter data to cross-reference an immigration database.
- Results of Lawsuits Regarding the 2020 Elections | Campaign Legal Center
Ultimately, the court ruled against Trump on this claim because Trump challenged the status of all voters who voted by mail for reason of indefinite confinement, rather than challenging individual voters based on specific evidence.
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