Judge rejects Trump admin request for order to segregate 20,000 Calif. ballots

What happened: A federal judge in California rejected the Justice Department's request for an emergency order to segregate about 20,000 California ballots belonging to people the Trump administration claims are "likely" noncitizens. Key numbers: About 20,000 ballots. Judge David Carter issued the order on Wednesday. Why it matters: Judge Carter wrote that never before has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own constitutional election procedures. Coverage: 3 outlets in 24h

A federal judge in California rejected the Justice Department's request for an emergency order to segregate about 20,000 California ballots belonging to people the Trump administration claims are "likely" noncitizens.

Judge Carter wrote that never before has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own constitutional election procedures.