Supreme Court Rejects Trump's California Ballot Requests

The Trump administration is attempting to interfere with midterm elections by deploying immigration officers to check voter registration and disputing mail-in ballots, particularly in California where 28 green card holders were arrested. Advocacy groups have filed lawsuits against these actions, arguing they constitute voter intimidation and misuse unreliable data. A federal court recently blocked ICE from…

The Department of Justice has requested that the Supreme Court intervene in a dispute with California over voter rolls, arguing that thousands of ballots from individuals who are likely non-citizens should be segregated and not counted until citizenship is verified. The DOJ claims to have identified 20,000 such voters, but courts at lower levels have rejected its requests due to concerns about the unreliability of…

Trump administration lawyers asked the Supreme Court to set aside ballots from approximately 20,000 California voters who they claim may not be citizens, on the day before the midterm election. The request seeks an injunction for California to segregate mail ballots of suspected non-citizens until further review by the court. This appeal follows previous losses in federal courts and at the 9th Circuit Court of…

The Justice Department has requested the Supreme Court to temporarily block lower-court decisions that denied its attempt to segregate over 20,000 California mail-in ballots from people it suspects are not U.S. citizens. The DOJ argues these measures would allow investigation of ballot eligibility without invalidating votes, while California maintains its existing safeguards against noncitizen voting and warns that…

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to order California to separate 20,000 mail-in ballots it claims were sent to noncitizens, just a day before midterm elections. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued this was necessary to ensure these ballots could be distinguished and possibly excluded if ruled invalid by a full court proceeding later. This move follows rejection of similar requests by lower courts.

The Trump administration has requested the Supreme Court to temporarily halt California from counting approximately 20,000 mail-in ballots cast by voters who are allegedly non-US citizens. This move comes days before the midterm elections and follows a refusal by a federal appeals court to grant similar relief earlier in the week. The Justice Department argues that citizenship verification should occur prior to…

The Trump administration is intervening directly in Tuesday’s midterm elections by asking the Supreme Court to prevent California from counting approximately 20,000 mail-in ballots it claims are from ineligible voters who may be non-U.S. citizens. This move, which breaks with historical practices intended to avoid partisanship in election oversight, has raised concerns among Democrats and voting rights advocates…

President Donald Trump's administration has requested the Supreme Court to prevent California from counting over 20,000 mail-in ballots due to concerns about voter eligibility just one day before midterm elections. The Department of Homeland Security compiled a list identifying these voters as potentially not being US citizens, but California argues that this list is unreliable and could disqualify eligible American…

The Trump administration is appealing to the Supreme Court to block California from counting more than 20,000 ballots after a federal judge rejected a Department of Justice request to stop it. This move could potentially reshape the federal government's involvement in state-run elections. Meanwhile, election forecasters predict Democrats will likely secure control of both chambers of Congress based on final race…

California Governor Gavin Newsom warned federal judges that the Department of Justice might seize ballots from more than 20,000 voters whom the Trump administration believes are likely illegal noncitizens. The DOJ has appealed to the Supreme Court for an order to set aside these votes before results certification, citing concerns about ballot integrity. Newsom expressed concern over potential interference in…

The Supreme Court rejected a request from the Trump administration for California to separate out up to 20,000 mail-in ballots potentially cast by noncitizens without providing an explanation. Lower courts had previously denied similar requests, and California officials stated they already have laws in place against noncitizen voting. The court’s quick dismissal came on Monday, shortly after the administration filed…

The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration on Monday, rejecting its efforts to compel California election officials to isolate and not count ballots from individuals it claims are non-citizens. This decision comes after several lower courts supported California's stance that such actions would constitute federal interference in state elections. The dispute began when the Justice Department alleged…

On November 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a case where the Trump administration sought to invalidate approximately 20,000 mail ballots in California due to alleged non-citizen voters. The decision came as part of ongoing election-related litigation leading up to critical midterm elections that would determine control of Congress for the final two years of Trump's second term. California…

The US Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s request to block ballot counting in California over concerns about voter eligibility. The justice department had sought to invalidate around 20,000 ballots it claimed were cast by non-US citizens, but two lower courts and now the Supreme Court have rejected this move. State election officials argue that the federal government's process for identifying alleged…