Attorney General Bonta Secures Fourth Legal Victory as U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Final Blow to Trump Administration’s Emergency Court Efforts to Disrupt California Elections

November 2, 2026 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a key legal victory against the Trump Administration’s efforts to interfere in California’s elections, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Administration’s emergency application seeking to force California election officials to segregate and not count any mail-in ballots that may be returned by a list of approximately 20,000 individuals it “believes” are “likely” noncitizens. This marks the fourth legal victory for California, with the Trump Administration’s efforts turned away at the district, appellate, and U.S. Supreme Court levels. “Courts have now rejected the Trump Administration’s attempts to interfere in California’s elections not once, not twice, not three times, but four times — from the district court to the Ninth Circuit to the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta . “This latest decision should put an end to the Administration’s attempt to disrupt California’s elections through emergency court orders. But our work is not over. We will remain vigilant and keep fighting back against federal efforts to undermine our democrac

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