POLITICS
DOJ appeals to Supreme Court over California noncitizen voter ballots
The Trump administration's Justice Department appealed to the Supreme Court on the eve of Election Day seeking to separate approximately 20,000 California mail ballots from voters it suspects are noncitizens. Lower federal courts had previously blocked similar DOJ demands, and the Supreme Court appeal represents a last-minute legal effort to intervene.
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Left-leaning outlets characterize the DOJ action as a last-ditch, rushed effort to purge voters on the eve of an election, describing it as a long-shot appeal targeting registered voters.
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Right-leaning outlets frame the DOJ action as pursuing noncitizen voter roll accountability, noting the administration's effort to isolate ballots associated with suspects of noncitizen registration status.