Constitutional Law
Oct. 30, 2026
Trump administration appeals ruling blocking California ballot segregation
The Justice Department appealed a federal judge's refusal to segregate more than 20,000 mail-in ballots linked to suspected noncitizens, while federal prosecutors subpoenaed Los Angeles County election workers in a related investigation.
Hours after a Santa Ana federal judge rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to segregate more than 20,000 mail-in ballots of California voters they claim are likely from noncitizens, the Trump administration filed a notice of appeal Wednesday evening with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Meanwhile, the Central District U.S. attorney's office sent subpoenas to employees of the Los Angeles County Register-Recorder/County Clerk's Office as part of a c...
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