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Judge orders DOJ to stop trying to "intimidate" California election officials

A federal judge ordered the federal government to stop demanding that state and local election officials separate out ballots and threatening criminal prosecution for noncompliance.

Covered by 2 sources from 2 countries. First reported by CBS News ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. CBS NewsUnited StatesFirst report

    Judge orders DOJ to stop trying to "intimidate" California election officials

    A federal judge ordered the federal government to stop demanding that state and local election officials separate out ballots and threatening criminal prosecution for noncompliance.

  2. BBC NewsUnited Kingdom

    Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials

    The order comes after election officials received letters demanding they set aside the ballots of possible non-citizen voters.

Coverage details

2 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: CBS News and BBC News. CBS News published it first, on October 31, 2026; the last outlet to join was BBC News, 20 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: DOJ and Trump.

By country: United States (1), United Kingdom (1).

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