DOJ loses second appeal to purge 20,000 ballots
The gist
A federal appeals court rejected the DOJ's second bid to sequester 20,000 California ballots 2-1.
The fight heads to the Supreme Court as a hearing tests the list's data.
How it unfolded
- Oct 14, 2026The DOJ sent a letter to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and California officials.
- Oct 15, 2026The DOJ sued California and Los Angeles County after the state refused to voluntarily sequester 20,000 ballots from alleged noncitizens.
- Oct 16, 2026The Campaign Legal Center, Democracy Defenders Fund, NAACP Office of General Counsel and Altshuler Berzon LLP intervened for LULAC, NAACP and its California and Los Angeles branches.