DOJ loses appeals court bid to expedite California voting case
A federal appeals court Monday evening dismissed the Trump administration’s emergency appeal seeking to require California to set aside mail ballots associated with more than 20,000 people the government suspects are noncitizens or illegal immigrants ineligible to vote.
TL;DR
- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the Trump administration's emergency appeal.
- The appeal sought to compel California to set aside mail ballots of over 20,000 suspected noncitizens.
- The court found it lacked jurisdiction due to insufficient time given to the district court.
- The DOJ's emergency motion was denied as moot.