{"id":"e614ec7a-ee97-4656-8e74-fc25ab910a5b","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/justice-department-election-workers-ballots","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots","plainHeadline":"Federal judge bars DOJ from pressuring election workers to stop processing ballots","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A federal judge barred the DOJ from threatening or coercing election workers.","The order also bars demands to segregate or not count ballots by citizenship concerns.","This marks a setback for the Trump administration's control over local elections.","California dispute over disputed ballots and noncitizen voting was rejected by a federal appeals court.","Judges warned that segregating ballots could disenfranchise citizens and harm the system."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T01:30:07.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T01:37:20.158Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/12e6d437-a369-4a3a-af49-2d8b3072827d","storyId":"12e6d437-a369-4a3a-af49-2d8b3072827d","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0335a1833425e9c9cbea5d82dbb76888d662896a/641_0_5417_4335/master/5417.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=252e0ac6663ef081e62d59d8ccb7e66f","author":"Associated Press","dek":"Order says local officials can’t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputed"}