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Nov 2, 2026

Federal appeals court lifts block on Trump administration election demands to state officials

A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration by lifting a lower court order that had barred the Justice Department from threatening state and local election officials and demanding they set aside certain ballots.

Nov 2, 2026·4 sources

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▪Circuit Judges Carlos Bea and Consuelo Callahan are both appointees of former President George W. Bush
▪U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson is a Biden appointee in the Northern District of California
▪The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a judge's order restricting the Trump administration's demands that election officials segregate ballots from suspected noncitizens

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Ballot administration1 Election integrity1 Elections1 Judiciary1 Trump administration1 Trump administration legal battles1 U.S. federal courts & judicial appointments1 U.S. voting rights1 Voting Rights Act1

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