A U.S. judge orders the Trump administration to stop threatening election officials
A U.S. federal judge blocked the Trump administration from threatening election officials with prosecution, halting demands for voter roll removals.
- A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to stop threatening criminal prosecution of election officials.
- A federal judge rejected the Justice Department's efforts to set aside the ballots of more than 20,000 California voters.
- The Trump administration has been pressing states for voter-registration data.
- Poll results favor Democrats to take control of the House.
- The temporary restraining order was issued in response to a case brought by a labor union and civil rights groups.
- Judge Trina Thompson issued the order in the Northern District of California.
- U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson found the Justice and Homeland Security departments likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
- The Heritage Foundation database identified 24 cases where non-citizens were convicted for voting.
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