What the sources add
In a 2-to-1 vote, an appeals court panel declined to order the state to set aside more than 20,000 mail-in ballots, calling the notion plainly unconstitutional.
Event intelligence
DOJ-California dispute over noncitizen ballots
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Current state
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has again rejected the Justice Department's bid to set aside more than 20,000 disputed California mail-in ballots, with a panel calling the move plainly unconstitutional. Grand jury subpoenas still order Los Angeles County election workers to appear at a federal courthouse on Nov. 4.
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What changed
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a new 2-1 ruling rejecting the Justice Department's bid to set aside more than 20,000 disputed California mail-in ballots, with the panel calling the move plainly unconstitutional.
Earlier in this event Justice Department issues subpoenas to California election workers Judge rejects Trump effort to block California ‘noncitizen’ ballots Appeals court declines to step in on Trump administration's California voting case DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
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CBS
Appeals court rejects DOJ bid to set aside disputed California ballots
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election.
PBS
Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots
Al Jazeera
US appeals court again rejects Trump bid to set aside California ballots
The 9th Circuit Court called the petition to remove 20,000 ballots from California's vote count unconstitutional.
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NYTimes – US NYT
Appeals Court Again Rejects Trump Effort to Impound California Ballots
In a 2-to-1 vote, an appeals court panel declined to order the state to set aside more than 20,000 mail-in ballots, calling the notion plainly unconstitutional.
