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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots

The Supreme Court quickly turned away an emergency request to separate mail-in ballots the administration says may belong to noncitizens.

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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to order California to set aside up to 20,000 mail-in ballots that the administration says may belong to noncitizens on a federal list.(source: Nov 2: Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots) The court acted within hours and did not ask California to respond, after lower courts had also ruled against the administration.(source: Nov 2: Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots) California officials and immigration groups question the list's accuracy and say the lawsuit could disenfranchise legal voters.(source: Nov 2: Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots)

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  1. No readers have picked a side yetDOJ Subpoenas California Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting Claims
  2. No readers have picked a side yetDOJ says over 400 noncitizens registered to vote in Washington state
  3. No readers have picked a side yetNinth Circuit Denies DOJ Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Mail Ballots
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  • The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to order California to set aside up to 20,000 mail-in ballots.
  • The administration says the ballots may belong to noncitizens on a federal list.
  • California officials and immigration groups question the list's accuracy and say the lawsuit could disenfranchise legal voters.
  • Lower courts had also ruled against the administration.
  • The court acted within hours and did not ask California to respond.
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Calls the ballot request an effort to disenfranchise voters

NBC News (Politics): Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California

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Left-leaning outlets frame the ruling as a swift loss for the administration's push to target alleged noncitizen voters, stressing that noncitizen voting is rare and that California officials questioned the federal list.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Says the court left the ballot fight unresolved

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Says the court left the ballot fight unresolved

The Daily Wire: Supreme Court Makes Key Ruling In Trump Admin’s Ballot Fight On Election Eve

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Right-leaning outlets frame the ruling as a key loss for the administration's emergency request on election eve, highlighting the administration's argument that even a few illegal votes could sway close elections.

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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Calls the ballot request an effort to disenfranchise voters

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