New York Times
The Supreme Court on Monday evening swiftly rejected a request by the Trump administration to require that California set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots that the administration claims have been provided to noncitizens.
The order, which was unsigned and gave no reasoning, came the same day that the administration lawyers had asked the court to step in after a divided federal appeals court had rejected the
administration’s arguments that California officials should impound the ballots for further scrutiny. No public dissents were noted.
The ruling appeared to be an extraordinary rebuke of the Trump administration, sending a message that the court was not interested in stepping in to assist President Trump’s efforts to interfere with how states are administering elections.
It was a highly unusual ruling because it came only hours after the administration filed its emergency request and without the court even calling for a response or briefing from the opposing parties. It is nearly unheard of for the court to rule on an application filed by the federal government without first asking for a response from the opposing parties.
Legal experts had been skeptical of the Trump administration’s arguments in the case. By filing just one day before the midterm elections, the administration may have hoped to forestall a loss in the case until after Election Day.
Instead, the court rejected the administration’s gambit nearly immediately.
The request had required the Supreme Court to consider how much power the federal government has to order states to make last-minute changes to their vote-counting procedures. Under the Constitution, states have responsibility for administering elections. The Justice Department has claimed that it is empowered by a federal law that makes it illegal for noncitizens to cast ballots.
The Supreme Court on Monday evening swiftly rejected a request by the Trump administration to require that California set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots that the administration claims have been provided to noncitizens.
The order, which was unsigned and gave no reasoning, came the same day that the administration lawyers had asked the court to step in after a divided federal appeals court had rejected the
The ruling appeared to be an extraordinary rebuke of the Trump administration, sending a message that the court was not interested in stepping in to assist President Trump’s efforts to interfere with how states are administering elections.
It was a highly unusual ruling because it came only hours after the administration filed its emergency request and without the court even calling for a response or briefing from the opposing parties. It is nearly unheard of for the court to rule on an application filed by the federal government without first asking for a response from the opposing parties.
Legal experts had been skeptical of the Trump administration’s arguments in the case. By filing just one day before the midterm elections, the administration may have hoped to forestall a loss in the case until after Election Day.
Instead, the court rejected the administration’s gambit nearly immediately.
The request had required the Supreme Court to consider how much power the federal government has to order states to make last-minute changes to their vote-counting procedures. Under the Constitution, states have responsibility for administering elections. The Justice Department has claimed that it is empowered by a federal law that makes it illegal for noncitizens to cast ballots.
3 comments:
Chente became a millionaire being a public servant! Let that sink in! Where the hell do you think all that money came from? He’s a buyout and sicko who wants boys in girls sports! VOTE SICKO OUT!
The cliché is "grasping at straws."
-Vote Bitch!
This crook has his hands in every cookie jar. He must win at all costs. Won't accept any results that don't tip in his favor. Blames rigged elections at every turn. This clown is the leader of the free world.
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