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DOJ asks appeals court to intervene for California mail-in ballot lawsuit

The Hill
October 23, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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DOJ asks appeals court to intervene for California mail-in ballot lawsuit

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked an appeals court to intervene in its lawsuit against California to temporarily block the state from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots cast by what the Trump administration claims are from non-U.S. citizens. The request, made to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, came before a…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked an appeals court to intervene in its lawsuit against California to temporarily block the state from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots cast by what the Trump administration claims are from non-U.S. citizens. The request, made to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, came before a…