Justice Department Appeals California Ballot Ruling to Supreme Court, Announces Election Crime Charges

The Department of Justice has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its dispute with California over the segregation of mail ballots from individuals identified as suspected non-citizens, a day before Election Day. This action follows federal appeals court rejections of the DOJ's request. Concurrently, the Justice Department announced charges against 63 individuals, including four non-citizens, for various election-related crimes such as illegal voting and fraudulent voter registration across the country. A federal judge also issued a temporary restraining order preventing the DOJ and Department of Homeland Security from threatening criminal prosecutions against state and local election officials regarding ballot counting based on noncitizen beliefs.