Supreme Court rejects Trump voter targeting bid
The gist
The Supreme Court swiftly rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to separate out up to 20,000 California mail-in ballots.
The ruling is a loss for Trump in a last-minute election fight before the midterms.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026A federal judge told the Justice Department to stop threatening California election officials with prosecution over allowing noncitizens to vote.
- Nov 2, 2026The Trump administration filed an emergency request asking the Supreme Court to force California to separate out up to 20,000 mail-in ballots.
- Nov 2, 2026The Supreme Court rejected the request in a brief order without explanation, after lower courts had also ruled against the administration.