DOJ DROPS California Ballot Lawsuit!!
The Justice Department just dropped its own lawsuit against California — the case that tried to force the state to set aside the mail ballots of around 20,000 voters. On Friday, 6 November 2026, the DOJ voluntarily dismissed the suit it filed on 15 October 2026, after losing at every court it touched: Judge David O. Carter called the government's allegations "not credible" and its voter-identification process "rife with uncertainty and errors", a divided Ninth Circuit panel rejected the bid, and the Supreme Court declined to intervene on 2 November with no noted dissents. Let's take a look at what the suit actually demanded, why the courts said no, why the DOJ says the relief is no longer possible, what the dismissal does NOT decide, who Judge Carter is, and what happens next.
Sources: Reuters, 7 November 2026 (Trump administration ends California balloting lawsuit); Democracy Docket, 6 November 2026 (DOJ drops California ballot-segregation lawsuit after Supreme Court defeat); LA Times via dnyuz.com, 7 November 2026 (feds move to dismiss case over 20,000 California ballots); Federal Judicial Center / UCLA Alumni / Clinton White House archives, biography of Judge David O. Carter. Case: United States v. California et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Judge David O. Carter; suit filed 15 October 2026; emergency relief denied 28 October 2026; Ninth Circuit rejection; Supreme Court declined to intervene 2 November 2026, no noted dissents; DOJ voluntary dismissal filed 6 November 2026; 13 November 2026 hearing moot. Related separate order: Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) on ballot segregation demands and the Constitution's elections clause. The dismissal is NOT a finding on whether any individual flagged ballot was cast by a noncitizen; the Supreme Court's 2 November order decided nothing on the merits.
In this video: the DOJ's 15 October 2026 lawsuit explained, the roughly 20,000 flagged voters and the demand to segregate their ballots, Judge Carter's 28 October ruling and his words on the government's list, the Ninth Circuit and Supreme Court rejections, why the DOJ says the case is now moot, what the dismissal does NOT decide, who Judge David O. Carter is, and what happens on 13 November and beyond.
Chapters:
0:00 DOJ drops the case
0:46 The 20,000-ballot lawsuit
1:32 Judge Carter says no
2:18 Supreme Court says no
3:03 Why the case collapsed
3:49 What it does not decide
4:35 Who is Judge Carter
5:21 What happens next
Disclaimer: This video is commentary based on verified news and court reporting. Dramatic titles are commentary framing; court outcomes are reported from verified reporting.
