Judge blocks DOJ from threatening election workers before midterms — SkimNews
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- A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution for counting ballots cast by registered voters the administration claims are ineligible.
- The emergency order was issued four days before the midterms and covers the ballots at the center of the administration's dispute: those cast by registered voters it says are ineligible.
Why it matters: With the order landing four days before the midterms, election workers who count ballots gain federal-court protection from DOJ threats during the final stretch. The order does not settle whether the registered voters at issue are ineligible; it only restrains how DOJ can pressure the people counting their ballots.
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