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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...

Clinton-Appointed Judge Blocks DOJ Bid to Sequester Suspected Noncitizen Ballots; DOJ Appeals to Ninth Circuit

October 29, 2026 10:56 amOctober 29, 2026 1:18 pm

A Clinton-appointed federal judge has rejected the Department of Justice’s emergency request to sequester mail ballots from more than 20,000 California registrants federal authorities flagged as likely noncitizens, even as early voting continues and ballots are already being processed ahead...

Ninth Circuit Rebuke: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down California ‘No Vigilantes Act’ as Unconstitutional

October 15, 2026 7:05 amOctober 19, 2026 7:46 am

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled Wednesday in that California’s “No Vigilantes Act” identification requirement for federal ICE officers violates the Supremacy Clause and cannot be enforced by the state against them. California Governor Gavin...

Private Prison Company GEO Group Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging California’s New Detention Center Law

October 8, 2026 7:23 amOctober 8, 2026 7:23 am

Let the lawsuits begin. Last week, the Globe reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 21 bills claiming they will increase state oversight of federal immigration enforcement, illegal immigrant detention facilities, and related law-enforcement practices inside California....

Newsom Signs Unlawful Immigration Bills Again, After 2025 Bills Were Overturned by Ninth Circuit

September 29, 2026 1:40 pmSeptember 30, 2026 7:37 am

Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 21 bills claiming they will increase state oversight of federal immigration enforcement, illegal immigrant detention facilities, and related law-enforcement practices inside California. You read that right – Gov. Newsom is trying...

DOJ Sues San Jose Over $1,600 Concealed Carry Fee: ‘An Unconstitutional Tax on the Second Amendment’

September 17, 2026 1:00 pmSeptember 17, 2026 1:00 pm

The Justice Department sued the City of San Jose and the San Jose Police Department on Wednesday, arguing the city’s nearly $1,600 concealed-carry permit fee is an unconstitutional barrier to the Second Amendment, the highest such fee in the nation...