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9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
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As of October 26, 2026 at 1:50 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedA panel of federal appellate judges is questioning the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots.
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Center9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNinth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
A panel of federal appellate judges is questioning the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots
