Local Politics · Los Angeles County
On Monday, Nov. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's emergency request to force California to segregate ballots cast by approximately 20,000 voters identified as potential noncitizens, issuing a one-sentence order with no noted dissents. The ruling followed prior rejections by a federal appeals court and U.S. District Judge David Carter in Oakland, who called the government's voter database "not credible" and said the effort infringed on California's constitutional right to manage its own elections. Federal prosecutors separately charged six people in California with registering or voting as noncitizens, bringing the total facing such accusations to 34 over two weeks. The dispute began in July when DHS sent letters to Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County identifying nearly 190,000 potential noncitizen registrants.
Local Politics
On Monday, November 2, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to force California to set aside ballots of approximately 20,000 voters identified by the Justice Department as possible noncitizens. The one-sentence order came one day before midterm elections and followed prior rejections by a federal appeals court and a U.S. district judge. The dispute originated in July when the Department of Homeland Security sent letters to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County identifying nearly 190,000 individuals believed to be noncitizens registered to vote. Separately, federal prosecutors charged six people in California with registering or voting as noncitizens, bringing the total facing such charges over two weeks to 34.
Local Politics
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order Monday rejecting the Trump administration's emergency request to force California to segregate ballots of approximately 20,000 voters identified by the Justice Department as possible noncitizens. The ruling came hours after the filing and followed three prior court rejections, including decisions by a federal appeals court panel and U.S. District Judge David Carter in Oakland, who called the government's voter database "not credible." Federal prosecutors separately charged six people in California with registering or voting as noncitizens, bringing the two-week total to 34. The dispute originated in July when DHS sent letters to Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan identifying nearly 190,000 potential noncitizen voters.
Local Politics
On Monday, Nov. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court declined without dissent to hear a Trump administration challenge seeking to prevent California from counting over 20,000 ballots flagged as potentially cast by noncitizens. The rejection followed prior rulings by U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter and a Ninth Circuit panel that found the federal effort likely unconstitutional. Separately, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced charges against 12 additional noncitizens for voter registration or voting violations, bringing the total to 40 individuals charged. A federal court also issued an order barring the administration from threatening election workers across California's 58 counties. The UCLA Voting Rights Project reported that 42% of names on the federal list could not be found in California's current voter file.
