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Ninth Circuit Greenlights DOJ Noncitizen Ballot Probe; Full Court Reverses Hour Later

November 3, 2026 12:37 pmNovember 3, 2026 2:10 pm

This article has been updated below with breaking news. In the latest twist in the ongoing battle between the U.S. Department of Justice and California over roughly 20,000 mail ballots linked to individuals federal authorities flag as likely noncitizens, a...

DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Sequester 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots in California

November 2, 2026 11:23 amNovember 2, 2026 11:41 am

On the eve of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections, the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order requiring California to segregate roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots tied to individuals the Department of Justice identifies as...

Biden Judge Blocks DOJ From Targeting 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots

October 31, 2026 1:50 pmOctober 31, 2026 1:50 pm

U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson, a Biden appointee on the Northern District of California bench in San Francisco, granted an ex parte temporary restraining order late Friday blocking the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security from demanding...

Callais Comes to California

May 27, 2026 8:00 amMay 27, 2026 8:06 pm

In a filing that sends a clear message to Sacramento Democrats, the U.S. Department of Justice has invoked the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Louisiana v. Callais to hammer California’s racially gerrymandered congressional map, telling Governor Gavin Newsom and...

‘Largest and Oldest’ Latino Civil Rights Organization Intervenes in Prop 50 Lawsuit

December 1, 2025 4:31 pmDecember 2, 2025 7:47 am

In a press release, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced they have joined a lawsuit to defend California’s recently passed redistricting plan, Proposition 50. Prop 50 passed in November and was immediately challenged by The Dhillon Law...