Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon

‘Time is Up for California’ – DOJ Sues to Block California Ballot-Counting As State Officials Refuse to Sequester Noncitizen Ballots

October 15, 2026 2:53 pmOctober 15, 2026 3:11 pm

The United States Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against California Thursday October 15, 2026, seeking an order to sequester, and not tabulate, vote-by-mail ballots from roughly 20,000 people the federal government identifies as “likely noncitizens. This follows Oct....

US DOJ Gives California 48-Hours to Review/Address List of Noncitizens Who Received Ballots

October 14, 2026 1:57 pmOctober 14, 2026 5:59 pm

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face ‌legal action, according to two letters reviewed by Reuters, part of an unprecedented effort to find evidence of voter...

Gov. Newsom Finds Sneaky Backdoor Way to Advance Reparations

October 14, 2026 6:00 amOctober 14, 2026 6:00 pm

When I read that “New California reparations law requires companies to disclose past profits from slavery,” I thought it was a joke. I’ve covered California Democrat’s years-long attempts to pass legislation to authorize reparations. In June, I reported “DOJ Case...

Facing a $91M Budget Deficit, Alameda County Passes Reparations Plan

July 24, 2026 6:00 amJuly 24, 2026 6:01 am

Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass a reparations plan in the county. “For centuries, Black residents of Alameda County have endured economic exclusion, housing discrimination, educational inequities, criminal injustice, and systemic harm that continues to ripple across...

DOJ Sues to Stop California’s GLOCK Ban and End Its State-Approved Handgun Roster

July 1, 2026 3:54 pmJuly 2, 2026 8:49 am

The U.S. Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, filed a Second Amendment lawsuit Wednesday July 1, 2026, against California to block the state’s new “Glock Ban,” effective July 1, and challenge its longstanding “Handgun Roster,” a list the DOJ...

DOJ Case Applies to California: Reparations Program is Discriminatory and Illegal

June 16, 2026 3:30 pmJune 16, 2026 3:32 pm

California lawmakers have been trying to pass reparations of any kind. The Legislative Black Caucus claims this is about “its push for justice and equality.”. Thus far, they’ve only been able to pass rather minor bills, authorizing analyses of methodologies...

US DOJ Sues California & 11 States for Failing to Provide Voter Registration Rolls

December 3, 2025 2:45 amDecember 3, 2025 2:46 am

In September the U.S. Justice Department Civil Rights Division filed federal lawsuits against six states for failure to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request: — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. As the Globe said...