Appeals panel questions DOJ bid over California ballots
By The BriefBrief
A three-judge federal appellate panel on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department’s demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots. The panel convened for a rare emergency hearing as DOJ lawyers pressed a California voter-fraud suit.
WHO:A three-judge federal appellate panel
WHAT:Questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department’s demand to set aside thousands of California mail ballots.
WHEN:Oct 25, 2026
WHERE:California, USA
WHY:The panel’s questions concerned the Justice Department’s demand to set aside thousands of mail ballots in its California voter-fraud suit.
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