EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A federal appeals court ordered California to respond immediately to a DOJ emergency request concerning mail-in ballots sent to alleged noncitizens.
A federal appeals court ordered California to respond by noon Saturday to the Trump administration's emergency request involving roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to people the Justice Department suspects are noncitizens ahead of the midterm elections.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued the order late Friday after the DOJ filed an emergency request earlier in the day seeking a ruling by Saturday.