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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case

The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court regarding a case involving California's ballot separation procedures. The administration sought to have ballots from approximately 20,000 voters, suspected of not being citizens, segregated. However, a federal appeals court previously denied the administration's request to set aside these mail-in ballots. AI

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Avery Lotz ·

    Trump administration turns to SCOTUS in California ballot case

    <p>The <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> administration asked the Supreme Court to mandate that California separate ballots of more than <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/10/15/trump-doj-california-voters-ballots-lawsuit" tar…