Post by @heidilifeldman@mastodon.social

2026-11-02 20:22 UTC

Here we go: Trump regime’s latest effort to get its election interference ok’d by the Roberts Court. The regime seeks to have the Court require California to “segregate” mail ballots cast by those the regime has identified as “likely noncitizens”. This would require the Court to stay a federal district order against such segregation, an order upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/r2A28lzqdS_4/v0 1/ #LawFedi

Replies (4)

@mattblaze@federate.social 2026-11-02 20:27

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social It's remarkable how unsuccessful these election interference attempts have been in the courts, even those staffed by judges predisposed toward the administration. The intent seems to be not to actually win (which they have to know they won't) but to "flood the zone", and also to have something to complain about after they lose.

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@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social 2026-11-02 20:28

Reminder of facts and proceedings below. The Trump DHS made up lists of supposed noncitizen voters. It has never been able to defend the accuracy or credibility of these lists. Then, on the strength of a federal misdemeanor statute forbidding noncitizens from voting, the regime instructed California to share California’s voter roll with it, presumably to compare it with the DHS list. CA refused to turn over voter rolls. 2/

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@andy@social.seattle.wa.us 2026-11-02 20:52

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social would the state even have time to submit a reply to the court before Tuesday?

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@Beachbum@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-11-02 21:57

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social First and foremost, they have no right to even produce a list, let alone demand that anybody adhere to it. The federal government can’t tell the states what to do.

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