Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots
Topics: Voting & Election LawCalifornia Politics
5 outlets (The Guardian US, NYT, WSJ, CBS News and The Hill) are covering this story.
- The Guardian US reports: “Newsom accuses Trump of ‘assault on democracy’ as DoJ claims 20,000 registered voters in state are non-citizensA US federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s move to block Californi…”
- NYT reports: “Ballots being processed in City of Industry, Calif., during last year’s election.”
- WSJ reports: “The appeals panel had expressed skepticism of claims of noncitizen voting.”
Read the full coverage
- The Guardian US: Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots
- NYT: Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit
- WSJ: A U.S. court rejected a Trump administration request to immediately require California to set aside mail-in ballots it gets from 20,000 people the federal government says might not be U.S. citizens
- CBS News: Court dismisses DOJ's request to force California to set aside ballots
- The Hill: Appeals court rules against DOJ in California ballot fight
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