Voting Rights
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Oakland judge’s order halting DHS voter interviews takes effect today unless an appeals court steps in
The ruling shields citizens in California and eight other states from election-related field interviews through Election Day, but it rests on a narrower basis than San Francisco and Santa Clara…
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Justice Department charges 28 California green-card holders with voting crimes, escalating ballot fight
The cases, six of them against Bay Area residents, are Washington’s newest argument for setting aside some 20,000 California mail ballots; state officials say the numbers show such fraud is…
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Judge weighs San Francisco and Santa Clara bid to halt DHS voter home visits
At a hearing in Oakland, a federal judge pressed both sides on standing and scope as two Bay Area governments asked her to stop immigration agents from questioning residents about…
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Justice Department sues to stop California from counting 20,000 mail ballots
With ballots already in voters’ hands, the Trump administration has asked a federal judge to set aside votes from people it calls likely noncitizens, a demand California officials say rests…
