Federal judge rules against FEMA threat to block anti-terrorism funds

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 337

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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A federal court ruled in favor of Metro Nashville and five other cities and counties, striking down the Trump administration’s effort to withhold anti-terrorism funds unless they adopted election-system policies targeting to check citizenship.

The Monday ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Amir Ali in the District of Columbia vacated conditions placed on election offices requiring that they enact multiple voting requirements or face an order by the Federal Emergency …

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