Politics
Federal judge blocks DOJ pressure on election officials, court rejects California ballot bid
October 31, 2026 at 01:57 AM
Coverage
4 reports · 1 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 5 hours
TGThe Guardian
Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots
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CNCNN
Judge imposes sweeping emergency order halting DOJ pressure campaign on election officials
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SNSky News Arabia
قبل التصويت في الانتخابات.. إدارة ترامب تفتح جبهات قضائية
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AJAl Jazeera English
US appeals court again rejects Trump bid to set aside California ballots
(opens the publisher’s site)A federal judge barred the Justice Department from coercing election workers over ballot processing, and an appeals court rejected a bid to set aside California ballots.
- Judge Trina Thompson issued a temporary restraining order barring federal agencies from threatening, intimidating, or coercing election officials until November 16.
- The Ninth Circuit rejected the administration's request to set aside about 20,000 California ballots, saying it risked disenfranchising eligible voters.
- The administration claimed nearly 20,000 likely non-citizens received mail-in ballots, while California officials said no evidence backed the list.
- The Justice Department filed an amended lawsuit in Alaska seeking to block election certification if a Republican candidate loses narrowly.