floriparesort.com – 24 July 2026 | States sue Trump admin for imposing what they contend are "unlawful" conditions on federal grants intended to help states prepare and respond to disasters. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Rhode Island by 25 states and the District of Columbia, marks the latest legal battle over voting procedures ahead of November’s midterm elections, with Trump’s party locked in a tight battle to retain control of Congress.
The Trump administration announced on July 10 that it would withhold 20% of Federal Emergency Management Agency grant awards meant to help states prepare for potential terrorist attacks and other threats until those states submit plans to use equipment that accepts hand-marked paper ballots rather than electronic voting systems that use bar codes and QR codes to count votes.
States sue Trump admin for trying to limit child care and family assistance funding. In the lawsuit obtained by Reuters, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Women’s Law Center, and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice stated that they sought correspondence between federal officials and pro-Trump right-wing online influencer Nick Shirley.
California, other states sue Trump administration for ‘unlawful’ conditions on disaster grants. California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and other Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over imposing what they contend are “unlawful” conditions on federal grants intended to help states prepare and respond to disasters.
States sue Trump admin over new conditions imposed on the funding that would require states to verify voter citizenship through a federal database, move toward hand-marked paper ballots, conduct federally prescribed election audits, and cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
The lawsuit alleges that if states do not comply with the new election rules, for example, they will lose at least 20%, if not all, of their Homeland Security Grant Program funds. States sue Trump admin for using public safety as “a bargaining chip,” and unlawfully withholding funds that Congress already appropriated.
In conclusion, the Trump administration’s attempts to tie crucial emergency preparedness funding to its preferences on immigration enforcement and election administration have been met with resistance from states across the country. States sue Trump admin for its actions, which they claim are unlawful and undermine the authority of states to administer federal elections.