Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

A Ninth Circuit panel declined to order California to set aside approximately 20,000 mail-in ballots that the Trump administration asserted were cast by noncitizens. By a 2-1 vote, the federal appeals court denied the Justice Department's request for immediate intervention, according to the New York Times. During oral arguments, judges questioned the government's legal basis for the emergency request, and one judge stated the administration had alternative remedies available after the election, according to the New York Times.

• Fox News — Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
• CNN — Appeals court rejects Trump DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
• NYT — Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit
• Breitbart — Ninth Circuit Won’t Order California to Set Aside Noncitizen Ballots
• NYT — Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters
• CNN — Federal judge warns Trump administration bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots would ‘wreak havoc’
• CNN — Federal judge warns Trump administration’s bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots would ‘wreak havoc’

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