NRT briefing
Supreme Court rejects Trump request to segregate California mail ballots
Based on reporting by CBS News.
The Brief
The Supreme Court on Monday denied the Trump administration's emergency request to require California election officials to set aside mail ballots from about 20,000 people the government claims are not U.S. citizens. The unsigned, one-line order included no noted dissents, and the court did not ask California officials to respond.
The Justice Department had sought intervention after a divided federal appeals court refused to order segregation. U.S. District Judge David Carter previously rejected a temporary restraining order, saying the administration's process was "rife with uncertainty and errors." State and local officials had raised concerns that the list could disenfranchise citizens.
More than 6 million mail ballots have been returned in California. Similar disputes have emerged in Washington state, where officials said the list included many citizens, and Alaska, where a judge dismissed a suit seeking to block Senate certification.
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