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#California

Accountability|United States

DOJ charges 28 California green-card holders with voting-related crimes and says all are on its 20,000-name list

The Justice Department announced on 19 October that 28 lawful permanent residents in California have been charged in “Operation Protect the Vote.” Eleven were arrested. Charges include false statements in naturalization applications and fraudulent voter registration (felonies, up to five years) and, in the Eastern District, misdemeanour voting by an alien. DOJ says every defendant appears on the list of more than 20,000 likely noncitizen registrants it gave California. The same day, it asked a court for a temporary restraining order (TRO).

Daily Teabag Desk·October 20, 2026Centre

A bag of vote-by-mail ballots — Photo: Joe Hall, CC BY 2.0

Accountability|United States

DOJ sues California over vote-by-mail ballots to more than 20,000 likely noncitizens

In United States v. California, No. 2:26-cv-12025 (C.D. Cal., filed 15 October 2026), the Justice Department asks a federal court to stop California from tabulating federal vote-by-mail ballots from people on a federal list of more than 20,000 likely noncitizens until citizenship is verified. The complaint cites 18 U.S.C. § 611 and California’s practice of mailing ballots to every registered voter. Update 28 October: Judge Carter denied DOJ’s TRO application (Dkt. 149). Update 29 October: special master appointed and 13 November evidentiary hearing set (Dkt. 159); Santa Clara County refused a parallel 902-name demand. Update 30 October: Ninth Circuit panel denied DOJ’s emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal, 2–1.

Daily Teabag Desk·October 16, 2026Centre

A school hallway with lockers (illustrative) — Photo: WorldTraveler4, CC BY 4.0

Accountability|United States

SCOTUS interim win: California schools likely cannot hide a child’s gender transition from objecting parents

On 2 March 2026 the Supreme Court vacated a Ninth Circuit stay as to parents in Mirabelli v. Bonta — Free Exercise and Due Process parental-rights theories. Emphasize: interim emergency relief, not a final nationwide ban on all student-privacy policies.

Daily Teabag Desk·September 21, 2026Slight right

James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building (Ninth Circuit), San Francisco — Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 4.0

Accountability|United States

AB 1955 still statewide — Ninth Circuit pauses key ‘no mandatory outing’ clauses for seven plaintiff parents

California’s SAFETY Act (AB 1955) still forbids districts from requiring parental disclosure of a pupil’s SOGI without pupil consent. After Mirabelli, the Ninth Circuit (18 Jun 2026) entered a limited injunction covering named parent plaintiffs only — not a statewide strike-down.

Daily Teabag Desk·September 21, 2026Slight right

California State Capitol, Sacramento — Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0

Accountability|United States

The “Stop Nick Shirley Act” heads to federal court

California’s new immigration-worker privacy law was written after a viral fraud hunter showed up. FIRE warned it chills speech. Shirley’s lawyers say that’s the point.

James Ortega·September 21, 2026Lean right