Judge blocks threats against election workers

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration’s Justice Department and Homeland Security from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution for processing ballots or demanding that officials stop processing or set aside ballots. Judge Trina Thompson wrote that voters must be able to exercise their rights free from threats, fear or intimidation.

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