Supreme Court rejects DOJ bid to isolate California ballots
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s emergency bid to force California election officials to set aside mail ballots returned by roughly 20,000 registered voters the federal government suspects are noncitizens, delivering a major setback to the Department of Justice one day before the midterm elections.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's emergency request.
- The request aimed to force California to set aside mail ballots from 20,000 suspected non-citizens.
- The decision was made one day before the midterm elections.
- The DOJ suffered a major setback with this rejection.
- The court did not request a response from California before denying the application.