Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots

What happened

The Department of Justice's request to the Supreme Court in the California case came as it appeals dismissal of a lawsuit over Alaska's Senate election. CNBC ↗

Also reported

Earlier Monday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to order California election officials to set aside mail ballots from 20,000 people it alleges are noncitizens. CBS News ↗

Sources

• Supreme Court rejects DOJ's bid to block California from counting disputed ballots CNBC
• Supreme Court rejects Trump's request in California mail ballots dispute CBS News
• Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California NBC News
• Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots PBS News
• Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case CBS News
• Supreme Court denies Trump admin request to reverse block on segregating 20K California ballots Fox News