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The new California law changes the legal landscape for lawsuits involving pen registers, without a directly linked election or candidate race.
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The states accuse the Trump administration of withholding money that Congress approved.
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The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 ballots taken into custody.
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The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside sheriff to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · CA
The court ruled against Bianco in a legal matter that has no direct connection to a candidate race or election.
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The California Supreme Court found that a sheriff’s seizure of ballots violated state election law.
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The California Supreme Court directed that seized ballots be returned, changing who has custody of the election materials.
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The California Supreme Court ruled that the Riverside sheriff lacked legal authority to seize 650,000 ballots.
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The California Supreme Court ruled that a sheriff may not continue holding ballots that had been seized.
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The California Supreme Court directed Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside County sheriff to give back 650,000 ballots the office had seized.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court ruled that a Republican sheriff unlawfully took possession of more than 650,000 ballots.
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The California Supreme Court ruled that a sheriff unlawfully seized more than 650,000 ballots and must return them.
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The California Supreme Court ruled that the Riverside sheriff unlawfully seized the ballots and ordered their return.
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Newsom called the ruling a California-backed victory after the Supreme Court stopped a Trump action aimed at vote-by-mail.