Supreme Court rejects Trump administration bid to block California ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a request by the Trump administration to set aside 20,000 California mail-in ballots suspected of belonging to noncitizens.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a request by the Trump administration to set aside 20,000 California mail-in ballots suspected of belonging to noncitizens.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the Department of Justice's request to intervene in a dispute over California voter rolls, following a federal judge's order blocking the administration from demanding ballot segregation.
The Trump administration is seeking an emergency order from the Supreme Court to require California to segregate ballots from 20,000 individuals the government alleges are likely noncitizens.
The Trump administration sued California election officials, seeking to bar the counting of mail-in ballots from 20,000 individuals identified as likely noncitizens. State officials rejected the request, citing lack of evidence and legal constraints.