US Supreme court rejects Trump request to set aside 20,000 California ballots
The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s push to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots from people the federal government claims are noncitizens, a decision that came hours before the final day of voting in the pivotal midterm elections.
Key points
- The Department of Justice's request to the Supreme Court in the California case came as it appeals dismissal of a lawsuit over Alaska's Senate election.
- The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.
The court’s ruling came just hours after administration lawyers asked the justices to immediately order California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.
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