<![CDATA[California wanted a different judge for the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to stop suspected noncitizens’ ballots from being counted — and on Wednesday afternoon, it got one. The case had been assigned to Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb on Tuesday evening, but just hours later it was reassigned to Judge David O. Carter, who had already accused DOJ of concealing its motives and threatening American democracy in his January 2026 order dismissing a lawsuit in which the DOJ sought to compel the state to produce its voter rolls.]]>
DOJ’s CA Noncitizen Voting Case Moves From Trump-Appointed Judge to Fierce Critic of Trump and DOJ

