A federal appeals court rejected a Trump administration bid to segregate California mail ballots
The 9th Circuit ruled 2-1 against the Trump administration’s emergency request to make California set aside mail ballots linked to more than 20,000 voters the federal government says may be noncitizens. The panel said the Justice Department had not given the trial court adequate time to consider the request. Judge Patrick Bumatay dissented; a hearing is scheduled Tuesday.
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A divided federal appeals court on Monday turned down the Trump administration’s bid for an emergency order requiring California to segregate mail ballots tied to more than 20,000 registered voters the federal government says may be noncitizens. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the Justice Department had not given the district court adequate opportunity to consider its request. The unsigned ruling called the claimed emergency “at least in part, a self-constructed one.” Judge Patrick Bumatay, a Trump appointee, dissented. The ruling did not decide whether the ballots were cast by noncitizens. The administration sued California and Los Angeles County on Oct. 15 after they declined to set aside the ballots and verify citizenship before counting. A trial judge scheduled a hearing for Tuesday; the department sought faster action as ballots continued to be returned.
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- NBC Los Angeles — Appeals court rejects Trump bid to block 20K LA County ballots – NBC Los Angeles
- CBS News — Appeals court dismisses DOJ's request to force California to set aside ballots - CBS News
- YouTube — US Court Rejects Trump's Bid To Block California Mail Ballots Of 20,000 Non-Citizens | N18G
- The Guardian — Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from ...
- The Wall Street Journal — Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Set Aside California Mail-in Ballots - WSJ
- Facebook — A U.S. appeals court rules against the Trump ...
- The Hill — Appeals court declines to block 20,000 California mail ballots
- Associated Press — Appeals court declines to rule on federal bid to set aside California ballots of alleged noncitizens | AP News
Verifier’s note
NBC Los Angeles, CBS News, N18G, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, and AP report that the appeals court rejected or declined the administration’s emergency bid to set aside California mail ballots. NBC News’ Facebook post also states the central claim but is derivative of NBC’s reporting.