Signal Court upholds Trump election order that also sets federal AI policy directives

Summary

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a Democrat-led appeal seeking to block Executive Order 14399, 'Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.' The order directs the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration to build a 'State Citizenship List' to verify voter eligibility in federal elections, and directs the US Postal Service to tighten tracking of mail-in and absentee ballots. The same executive order also contains federal AI policy directives, instructing agencies to issue guidance preempting state mandates on deceptive AI outputs and to recommend legislation for a uniform federal AI policy.