DOJ asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot dispute

The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to overturn rulings rejecting its bid to set aside thousands of California ballots.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · November 2, 2026 at 11:45 AM EST · How we use AI

DOJ asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot dispute

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn lower-court decisions that rejected its effort to have California set aside thousands of ballots.

The request comes on the eve of the Nov. 3 election. The administration claims the ballots belong to people who are likely noncitizens.

Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR

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