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  "id": 17329347,
  "title": "Judge orders DOJ to stop trying to \"intimidate\" California election officials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-orders-doj-to-stop-trying-to-intimidate-california-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T02:50:32.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-orders-doj-stop-threaten-intimidate-california-election-officials/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge ordered the federal government to stop demanding that state and local election officials separate out ballots and threatening criminal prosecution for noncompliance.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/federal-judge-bars-doj-from-threatening-election-workers-to-stop",
        "published": "2026-10-31T01:30:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Judge blocks DOJ from threatening election workers before midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-blocks-doj-from-threatening-election-workers-before-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-31T02:10:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Judge blocks DOJ from threatening election officials over noncitizen voting claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-blocks-doj-from-threatening-election-officials-over-noncitizen",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:01:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "US judge bars DOJ from intimidating election officials over non-citizen voting claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/us-judge-bars-doj-from-intimidating-election-officials-over-non",
        "published": "2026-10-31T04:50:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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