A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday to stop demanding that California election officials set aside ballots from roughly 20,000 people the Justice Department suspects may be noncitizens, delivering another setback to its election oversight efforts.
Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington found the administration likely exceeded its constitutional authority by pressing state officials to separate the disputed ballots ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
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