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Federal appellate court panel questions Justice Department in California ballot lawsuit

A federal appellate court panel questioned Justice Department lawyers on Sunday over a lawsuit seeking to set aside thousands of California ballots.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom26 October 2026 at 01:500 views

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A federal appeals court panel questioned Trump administration lawyers on Sunday as the government urged the court to set aside 20,000 California ballots, UPI reported. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is based in San Francisco, held the session on a videoconference. [1]

The panel appeared skeptical of the demand made by the Justice Department, according to UPI. Government lawyers asked the court to intervene two days after filing a request for California election officials to access a password-protected flash drive. The administration claims the drive contains the names of thousands of possible non-citizens who could be on the state voter rolls. [1]

The legal action follows broader federal scrutiny regarding California voting procedures. As FTMQ News reported earlier, federal authorities recently charged at least 28 foreign nationals in California with voter fraud after an investigation named Operation Protect the Vote targeted non-citizens accused of registering or voting illegally. [5]

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In short

A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel held a rare Sunday session regarding California ballots.
The Trump administration is seeking to set aside 20,000 ballots over allegations of non-citizen voting.
Government lawyers claim a password-protected flash drive contains names of suspected non-citizen voters.

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[1]Appellate court panel grills DOJ lawyers on Calif. voter fraud suitUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]Supreme Court of the United States on Wikipedia
[3]Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wikipedia
[4]Donald Trump sets up committee to probe Fed governor Lisa Cook FTMQ News, 16d ago
[5]House Democrat Pete Aguilar faces criticism over opposition to voter ID FTMQ News, 3d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

Federal agents arrest 28 suspects in California voter fraud crackdownTop Stories, 6d ago
Donald Trump warns California officials of prison over noncitizen ballot countingTop Stories, 9d ago
California leaders reject federal directive to check 20,000 ballotsTop Stories, 1d ago
House Democrat Pete Aguilar faces criticism over opposition to voter IDTop Stories, 3d ago
Justice Department charges immigrants with voter fraud in CaliforniaTop Stories, 4d ago

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