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Update: 9th Circuit will hear DOJ's noncitizen-ballot appeal Sunday before a panel with two Trump appointees
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered remote oral argument for Sunday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. Pacific in United States v. California, the Justice Department's bid to have ballots tied to more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens set aside until citizenship is verified, before Judges Mark Bennett, Patrick Bumatay and Gabriel Sanchez, the court's order shows. California and Los Angeles County urged the court Saturday to reject the request, and California said it would seek full-court review if the panel rules against it, Democracy Docket reported. U.S. District Judge David Carter still has a hearing set for Tuesday.
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (order, No. 26-7070)Order scheduling oral argument, United States v. California
- Democracy DocketAppeals court to hear DOJ's bid to block California from counting votes
- Fox NewsCalifornia must respond to DOJ's emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rules