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Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Grants to Election Changes
Original: Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/climate/fema-gr
A federal judge has ruled that FEMA cannot condition antiterrorism grant funding on states making changes to their election systems. The decision restricts the agency's ability to use homeland security money as leverage over election policy, a move that had drawn objections from states and voting rights advocates. The ruling is likely to be cited in ongoing debates over federal power and election administration.
Why now: The ruling limits a controversial federal attempt to influence state election rules through grant conditions, touching on hot-button issues of election policy and executive power.
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- Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/climate/fema-grants-election-changes-ruling.html # Politics # Law # Government · nyt_homepage@robot.villas · 4
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