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Appeals Court Revives Trump DOJ's Power to Pressure Election Officials Before MidtermsJudge Thompson issues nationwide TRO against DOJ threats
4 Oct 30 7:00 PM · 8d ago · 45 articles · 36 posts · 1 comment · 6 sources · development 4 of 7
U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco granted a temporary restraining order barring DOJ and DHS from threatening, intimidating or coercing state and local election officials over ballot processing, and ordered retraction of prior threats.
“DOJ "shall not threaten, intimidate or coerce state or local elections officials or workers to demand that they halt processing the ballots of any registered voter solely on the basis that the ballot" is someone DOJ says may not be a citizen”
Judge Trina Thompson's orderTrina Thompson U.S. District Judge, Northern District of CaliforniaDavid O. Carter U.S. District Judge, Central District of CaliforniaJames Boasberg Chief U.S. District Judge, D.D.C.U.S. Department of Justice Federal agency under Trump administrationDemocracy Docket Voting-rights legal news outlet / litigation tracker
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7 outlets Judge presses the Trump administration for details on its campaign to stop noncitizens from voting
first by CityNews Toronto, 8d ago · also Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News, Washington Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, AP News
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BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered the Trump DOJ to stop threatening election officials with criminal prosecution over their handling of disputes about voter qualifications. Judge Trina Thompson also ordered the Trump admin to cease demanding that election workers remove voters from rolls.
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An extraordinary order: DOJ “shall not threaten, intimidate or coerce state or local elections officials or workers to demand that they halt processing the ballots of any registered voter solely on the basis that the ballot” is someone DOJ says may not be a citizen
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Hallelujah! Thank goodness for judges like this. Now we just need to hope this doesn't get overruled on appeal, assuming the administration chooses to appeal. https://www. cnn.com/2026/10/30/politics/em ergency-order-halts-doj-pressure-campaign-election-officials or https:// lite.cnn.com/2026/10/30/politi…
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The regime is threatening election officials and so Democrats have solid election prospects. Once the regime starts disappearing people from the streets and opening forced labor camps, Americans might even consider electing a Democrat president. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked DOJ and DHS from threatening or coercing state and local election workers over ballot processing. The TRO applies nationwide.
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I bet my WA AG is keeping a close eye on this case; DOJ made the same threats and demands up here. Judge shuts down Trump DOJ’s prosecution threats against election workers counting ballots - Raw Story https://www. rawstory.com/doj-california-el ection/
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BREAKING: Judge Trina Thompson (Biden/CAND) orders DOJ to stop threatening election officials with criminal prosecution, retract previous threats, report to her all pending search warrant application/grand jury subpoenas related to ineligible voters. Doc:
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# CNN # News Judge imposes sweeping emergency order halting DOJ pressure campaign on election officials
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) sent letters Thursday to election officials in all 50 states telling them to preserve ballots and other election records — and warning that willful violations of federal record-keeping law can carry criminal penalties.
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JUST IN: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from threatening or intimidating election officials across the country ahead of the midterms.
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