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Kevin Rector@kevrector16h

The court denied the Trump admin's request for lack of jurisdiction, as the district court hasn't weighed in yet. (Hearing there is tomorrow.) But 2 of the 3 judges - and particularly Judge Bennett, a Trump appointee - made clear they would've rejected the case on the merits too

Kevin Rector@kevrector16h

BREAKING: 9th Circuit denies feds’ appeal over 20,000 ballots; district court hearing to proceed latimes.com/politics/story/2…

9th Circuit denies feds' appeal over 20,000 ballots; district court hearing to proceed

The decision clears the way for the lower court to proceed with hearing the case. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday afternoon before Judge David O. Carter in Los Angeles.

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Kevin Rector@kevrector16h

BREAKING: 9th Circuit denies feds’ appeal over 20,000 ballots; district court hearing to proceed latimes.com/politics/story/2…

9th Circuit denies feds' appeal over 20,000 ballots; district court hearing to proceed

The decision clears the way for the lower court to proceed with hearing the case. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday afternoon before Judge David O. Carter in Los Angeles.

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Kevin Rector@kevrector23h

The below includes the same 28 Californians whose charges were previously announced by DOJ last week, not new CA cases. Our @latimes coverage: - latimes.com/california/story… - latimes.com/california/story…

Feds arrest alleged noncitizen voters in California amid broader election fight with state

Federal authorities charge 28 people in California with alleged illegal voter registration or voting, escalating the Trump administration’s fight with state election officials.

U.S. Department of Justice

@TheJusticeDeptOct 26

🗳️🚨 Today, the Justice Department announced charges involving 48 ALIENS in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes. The cases include voting by aliens in federal elections and false claims of U.S. citizenship to register to vote or to vote. Read more about EACH election crime case here: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…

Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election Related Crimes

ALT Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election Related Crimes

Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election Related Crimes

ALT Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election Related Crimes

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 25

9th Circuit panel - 2/3 appointed by Trump - questions basis for feds’ request to block 20,000 California ballots: latimes.com/politics/story/2…

9th Circuit panel questions basis for feds' request to block 20,000 California ballots

Two judges questioned the Justice Department's lawyer about how the Trump administration's position squared with the law.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 24

‘This is not normal’: Feds demand California counties set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots (w/ @brittny_mejia): latimes.com/california/story…

'This is not normal': Feds demand California counties set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots

The Justice Department sent letters to more than a dozen county elections offices statewide Friday demanding they segregate ballots from voters the Trump administration believes are not U.S. citizens.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 23

UPDATE: Trump admin is appealing its request for an emergency TRO requiring California to segregate ballots of 20K “likely noncitizens” straight to the 9th Circuit after Judge Carter’s “silence” on its “exigent” request he rule today — which it said was “constructive denial”

Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 22

Judge limits election-related immigration stops amid broader legal war ahead of midterms latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Judge limits election-related immigration stops amid broader legal war ahead of midterms

An unprecedented election war is playing out between the Trump administration and California in federal court, with a slate of cases proceeding at breakneck speed ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 22

Judge limits election-related immigration stops amid broader legal war ahead of midterms latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Judge limits election-related immigration stops amid broader legal war ahead of midterms

An unprecedented election war is playing out between the Trump administration and California in federal court, with a slate of cases proceeding at breakneck speed ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rejects Trump's order to end hormone treatments for transgender prisoners latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Supreme Court rejects Trump's order to end hormone treatments for transgender prisoners

The decision is a rare win for trans rights at the Supreme Court.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 21

Top Democrats join California immigrant, Nevada group to sue over federal election probes latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Top Democrats join California immigrant, Nevada group to sue over federal election probes

The lawsuit accuses Trump and his administration of using “shoddily compiled lists of supposed noncitizens” and “coercive threats" against state officials to assert federal control over the midterms.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 20

NEW: Feds tease new ‘batch’ of noncitizen California voters as L.A. slams previous list latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Feds tease new 'batch' of noncitizen California voters as L.A. slams previous list

Filings in the Justice Department's lawsuit accusing California officials of facilitating election fraud reveal new details about the underlying investigations.

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Kevin Rector retweeted

Hailey Branson-Potts@haileybransonOct 20

Thousands of voters in California’s Central Valley — a U.S. House district battleground — got duplicate vote-by-mail ballots. Here's what happened. My latest for @latimes latimes.com/california/story…

Thousands of California voters got duplicate vote-by-mail ballots. Here's what happened

Thousands of voters in a Central Valley town received two ballots in the mail. The county registrar said it was a printing error.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 20

NEW: California residents accused by feds of voter fraud react with shock, confusion and anger (@brittny_mejia and me): latimes.com/california/story…

California residents accused by feds of voter fraud react with shock, confusion and anger

Several green card holders arrested in a Trump administration crackdown on alleged California voter fraud appeared in court Monday, with some saying they had no recollection of ever registering to...

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 19

Breaking: Feds charge 28 alleged noncitizen voters across California amid broader election fight with state (w/ @brittny_mejia): latimes.com/california/story…

Feds arrest alleged noncitizen voters in California amid broader election fight with state

Federal authorities charge 28 people in California with alleged illegal voter registration or voting, escalating the Trump administration’s fight with state election officials.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 17

Big assertions, sharp exchanges, little clarity define DOJ election battle with California latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Big assertions, sharp exchanges, little clarity define DOJ election battle with California

In the last week, Justice Department and California election officials have been locked in a contentious standoff over alleged election fraud.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 15

BREAKING: DOJ sues Calif., alleging it's facilitating voter fraud; asks court to block counting of ballots from 20K "likely noncitizens" it ID'd CA officials say claims rely on questionable data, threaten eligible voters & are inappropriate amid election latimes.com/politics/story/2…

Justice Dept. sues California, seeks to stop state from counting 20,000 ballots

The Trump administration asked a federal court to bar California from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters it suspects aren't U.S. citizens. State officials blasted the lawsuit.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 15

In 100th lawsuit against Trump, California challenges immigration arrests near courthouses (w/ @brittny_mejia): latimes.com/politics/story/2…

In 100th lawsuit against Trump, California challenges immigration arrests near courthouses

California sued the Trump administration for the 100th time, challenging the growing practice of ICE agents arresting people for alleged civil immigration violations at or near courthouses.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 14

Justice Dept. demands California prove citizenship for lists of voters or withhold ballots latimes.com/politics/story/2…

With midterms underway, Justice Department presses California to withhold flagged voters’ ballots

Federal officials have given California election officials 48 hours to prove the citizenship of voters flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 14

He's so incredibly wrong. Good on the reporters for standing their ground and backing each other.

The Baltimore Banner

@BaltimoreBannerOct 14

Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 13

Guilfoyle quits Greece post amid latest allegations of improper profiting by Trump associates (w/ @anaceballos_): latimes.com/world-nation/sto…

Guilfoyle quits Greece post amid latest allegations of improper profiting by Trump associates

Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 11

How the GOP weaponized trans issues and left Democrats searching for a strategy latimes.com/politics/story/2…

How the GOP weaponized trans issues and left Democrats searching for a strategy

For the second election cycle in a row, the rights of transgender people have taken center stage politically, despite their accounting for only about 1% of the U.S. population and many voters...

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