Supreme Court Blocks Trump Effort to Sequestrate California Ballots
💡 Why it matters
With midterms underway, the ruling protects thousands of California voters from potential disenfranchisement and reinforces state control over election administration against federal pressure.
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to force California to segregate and not count 20,000 ballots from alleged non-citizens, upholding lower court decisions. The ruling ends the Justice Department's 48-hour ultimatum that threatened legal.
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