October 26, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid to Block 20,000 California Mail Ballots Before Midterms

A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-1 on October 26, 2026, against a Trump administration request to sequester roughly 20,000 mailed ballots in California before the November 3 midterm election...

October 23, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

9th Circuit Rules Trump's 4,000-Troop National Guard Deployment to LA Was Unlawful

A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on October 23, 2026, that President Trump's June 2025 deployment of roughly 4,000 California National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area was an...