What they say: “The request for an injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Kagan and referred by her to the Court is denied,” ” reads an unsigned court order.
Catch up quickly: The Trump administration sued California in mid-October, arguing that it had identified more than 20,000 non-citizens on the state’s voter rolls.
- The judges consistently rejected the government’s argument, finding that its lists contained factual errors and risked disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
- One judge even noted that when the administration claimed to have specifically verified that more than 100 people were non-citizens in Nevada, the state proved that they were in fact citizens.
Zoom out: The court has often sided with Trump, but notably broke with him in cases involving voting access.
- The president has no constitutional authority over elections. This power largely rests with the states and Congress.
The White House and the Justice Department did not respond to Axios’ request for comment.
Go further: Trump administration turns to SCOTUS in California vote
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