Appeals court rejects DOJ request to have California set aside disputed ballots

TL;DR

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request to set aside disputed ballots in California.
The ruling stated the Justice Department failed to show an injunction was warranted and warned of disenfranchising voters.
The Justice Department alleged ballots were sent to approximately 20,000 non-citizens and wanted them uncounted.
California officials contested the list's reliability, suggesting it likely includes many U.S. citizens.
A district court had previously denied a similar request from the Justice Department.
The ruling comes amid broader federal scrutiny of elections, with the administration issuing subpoenas in Alaska and providing lists of alleged noncitizen voters to Washington state.
A federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to share a disputed list of names with coalition lawyers.
The coalition sued to prevent the use of federal immigration data to challenge voter rolls, citing risks of disenfranchisement.
Unions have also joined the challenge, seeking to block the Justice Department from demanding officials stop counting ballots.
The Justice Department has issued threats of legal jeopardy to election officials who knowingly process noncitizen ballots.

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