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9th Circuit briefly lifts, then restores block on DOJ noncitizen voting probe

A three-judge panel greenlighted Trump's California investigation, but the full court reversed hours later, sending the case for full rehearing.

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What to know

  • The 9th Circuit's rapid reversal leaves the DOJ's noncitizen voting investigation in California blocked pending full court rehearing, with no date yet set.
  • The dispute pits the Trump administration's claim that criminal investigations are core executive function against civil rights groups' argument that DOJ threats to prosecute election officials constitute intimidation.
  • The Supreme Court separately rejected the administration's emergency request to set aside roughly 20,000 California mail ballots flagged as potentially cast by noncitizens.
  • The DOJ has charged 239 people with voting fraud offenses since Trump's second term began, with 195 charged in the past nine weeks across 25 states.

Bill EssayliBill Essayli First Assistant U.S. AttorneyTrent McCotter Acting Deputy Attorney GeneralNAACP Civil rights organization challenging DOJ probeLeague of United Latin American Citizens Civil rights organization challenging DOJ probe

9th Circuit briefly lifts, then restores block on DOJ noncitizen voting probe
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    Deputy Attorney General McCotter commits to pursue every legal avenue — Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter posted on X that the administration will continue pursuing every available legal avenue to protect election integrity and enforce federal law.

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    Essayli reiterates DOJ commitment to investigate election law violations — After the block was restored, Essayli posted again on X, stating that Americans deserve confidence in elections and that the courts have established criminal prosecution as the preferred remedy for election law violations, pledging to continue investigating under Operation Protect the Vote.

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    Full 9th Circuit vacates panel ruling, restores restrictions overnight — Hours after the three-judge panel's decision, the full 11-judge 9th Circuit vacated the ruling without explanation and ordered the case reheard by all active judges. The move reinstated the district court's restrictions on the DOJ's California noncitizen voting investigation pending full court consideration.

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    Bill Essayli defends DOJ investigations as executive function — First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli posted on X that the TRO had been appropriately lifted and that conducting criminal investigations is a core executive branch function, not a judicial one.

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    “The TRO issued by a San Francisco judge purporting to restrict DOJ investigations into election officials has been appropriately lifted. Conducting criminal investigations is a core function of the executive branch, not the judiciary.”
    — Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney · source
    1. 2 outlets 9th Circuit Reinstates Restrictions on DOJ's California Noncitizen Voting Probe Hours After Lifting Them

      first by The Maine Wire, 8d ago · also Fox News

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