SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 26 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/us-v-ca-opinion.pdf) the Trump Administration's request to segregate and not count any mail-in ballots that may be returned by approximately 20,000 individuals it "believes" are "likely" noncitizens. The federal government attempted to bypass normal court processes by seeking relief directly from the Ninth Circuit without first obtaining a trial court order. Attorney General Bonta strongly opposed the request, arguing that the Ninth Circuit ...