Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's request to set aside California ballots

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Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's request to set aside California ballots

Nov 2, 1 PM ET to Nov 3, 1 PM ET · 2 outlets not rated for lean

44outlets carried it
🫏19 · 8 · 15🐘left · center · right
24 hourson the front pages
44front pages at once, at its peak
31 minof TV captions
11radio newscasts
18people retold it online
10 of 10parts of a saga

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Nov 2, 1 PM ETfirst on a front page: Axios
Nov 2, 2 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
Nov 2, 5 PM ETfirst on TV: MSNOW
Nov 3, 5 AM ETretold online by 18 people
Nov 3, 10 AM ETpeak: on 44 front pages

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4 outlets ran the AP, Reuters headline nearly word for word

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“Likely”3

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✏️ 31 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

AP (4 wordings): “Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots” → “Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots”
Axios (2 wordings): “Trump administration turns to SCOTUS in California ballot case” → “SCOTUS rejects Trump's bid over disputed California ballots”
CBS News (2 wordings): “Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case” → “Supreme Court rejects Trump's request in California mail ballots dispute”
CNBC (3 wordings): “DOJ asks Supreme Court to block California counting disputed mail-in ballots” → “Supreme Court rejects DOJ bid to block California from counting disputed ballots”
CNN (5 wordings): “Trump’s California ballot appeal puts Supreme Court in center of fight over allegations of noncitizen voting” → “Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to segregate ballots in California The decision underscores that the administration's case was a reach that has been rejected by every court to consider it”
HuffPost (4 wordings): “Trump Administration Appeals To Supreme Court In Push To Sideline 20,000 California Mail Ballots” → “Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Push To Set Aside Thousands Of California Ballots”
Just the News (2 wordings): “Trump admin asks Supreme Court to intervene in alleged noncitizens voting in California case” → “SCOTUS rejects Trump admin's attempt to set aside California ballots it believes are noncitizens”
Los Angeles Times (2 wordings): “Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots” → “Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots”
Mediaite (2 wordings): “BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Trump Admin Attempt to Block California Voters It Claims Are ‘Likely’ Noncitizens” → “Supreme Court Rejects Trump Admin Attempt to Block California Voters It Claims Are ‘Likely’ Noncitizens”
NBC News (3 wordings): “BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Trump administration effort to separate 20,000 California ballots it says might be submitted by noncitizens” → “Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California”
NPR (3 wordings): “DOJ asks for Supreme Court to intervene on California ballot demands” → “The Supreme Court rejects a DOJ push to separate California ballots”
New York Post (2 wordings): “Trump takes fight over 20K California mail-in ballots to Supreme Court day before election” → “Supreme Court reject’s Trump administration plea to set aside over 20K California mail-in ballots allegedly from noncitizens”
New York Times (2 wordings): “Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in California Ballot Case” → “Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Request to Intervene in California Ballot Case”
News Nation (2 wordings): “Trump administration brings California ballot fight to Supreme Court” → “Noncitizen voting fight intensifies between DOJ, California”
Newsmax (5 wordings): “WH Takes Fight Over 20K Calif. Ballots to Top Court” → “Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Toss Calif. Ballots”
Newsweek (2 wordings): “Judge Gives Trump DOJ New Deadline in Fight Over 20,000 California Ballots” → “Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Demand to Set Aside California Ballots”
Red State (4 wordings): “BREAKING UPDATE: DOJ Files Emergency Motion at SCOTUS Over 20,000 Likely Noncitizens on CA Voter Rolls” → “Supreme Court Weighs in on DOJ Emergency Fight Over CA Mail Ballots”
Reuters (2 wordings): “Trump administration takes California ballot fight to Supreme Court” → “US Supreme Court rejects Trump, lets California count all ballots”
Talking Points Memo (2 wordings): “Trump Waylaid by Amazing Series of Court Setbacks on Election Eve” → “Election Day Arrives Following String of Losses for Trump in Court”
The Daily Beast (2 wordings): “Supreme Court Deals Trump Humiliating Election-Eve Blow” → “MAGA Melts Down at Supreme Court’s Humiliating Blow to Trump on Election Eve”
The Daily Signal (2 wordings): “DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Review in California 20,000 ‘Likely’ Noncitizen Ballot Dispute” → “Supreme Court Rejects DOJ Petition to Intervene in California’s 20,000 ‘Likely’ Noncitizen Ballot Dispute”
The Daily Wire (2 wordings): “DOJ Makes Last-Ditch Attempt To Block Noncitizen Ballots In California” → “Supreme Court Makes Key Ruling In Trump Admin’s Ballot Fight On Election Eve”
The Epoch Times (2 wordings): “DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Freeze California Ballots the Day Before Midterms” → “Supreme Court Declines to Freeze 20,000 California Ballots the Day Before Midterms”
The Gateway Pundit (2 wordings): “BREAKING: Supreme Court REJECTS Trump DOJ’s Last-Minute Bid to Force California to Segregate 20,000 Ballots Mailed to Non-Citizens” → “BREAKING: Supreme Court REJECTS Trump DOJ’s Last-Minute Bid to Force California to Segregate 20,000 Ballots Mailed to Non-Citizens – Newsom Gloats”
The National Desk (2 wordings): “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 disputed ballots in California” → “Supreme Court rejects Trump admin. request to set aside 20,000 disputed California ballots”
The Post Millennial (2 wordings): “DOJ asks SCOTUS to weigh in on 20,000 potentially fraudulent, non-citizen ballots” → “BREAKING UPDATE: SCOTUS denies DOJ petition to disallow 20,000 potentially fraudulent, non-citizen ballots in California”
The Washington Post (2 wordings): “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots for now” → “Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to set aside Calif. ballots”
The Washington Times (2 wordings): “Trump takes California case to Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to block suspected noncitizen ballots” → “Supreme Court shuts down Trump's bid to block 20,000 California ballots”
Townhall (2 wordings): “Trump Takes Ballot Fight to the Supreme Court — 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots on the Line” → “Supreme Court Shuts Down Trump Admin Effort to Prevent Noncitizen Voting”
USA Today (2 wordings): “Trump asks Supreme Court to get involved in California ballot fight” → “Supreme Court rejects Trump attempt to set aside some CA ballots”
Washington Examiner (5 wordings): “DOJ pursues long-shot appeal at Supreme Court over bid to isolate 20,000 California mail ballots” → “SCOTUS rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,00 ballots from suspected noncitizens”

📰 Every outlet's headline 44left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost🕒 Nov 2, 12 PM ET Trump Administration Appeals To Supreme Court In Push To Sideline 20,000 California Mail Ballots
Raw Story🕒 Nov 2, 7 PM ET Supreme Court hands Trump an election-eve humiliation after rejecting his gambit
The Daily Beast🕒 Nov 2, 7 PM ET Supreme Court Deals Trump Humiliating Election-Eve Blow
The Guardian🕒 Nov 2, 7 PM ET Supreme court rules against Trump over bid to force California to set aside ballots
The New Republic🕒 Nov 3, 10 AM ET Supreme Court Hands Trump Huge Loss in Voter Suppression Scheme
AP🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots
Axios🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Trump administration turns to SCOTUS in California ballot case
CBS News🕒 Nov 2, 12 PM ET Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case
CNBC🕒 Nov 2, 5 PM ET DOJ asks Supreme Court to block California counting disputed mail-in ballots
CNN🕒 Nov 2, 3 PM ET Trump’s California ballot appeal puts Supreme Court in center of fight over allegations of noncitizen voting
Los Angeles Times🕒 Nov 2, 12 PM ET Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots
Mediaite🕒 Nov 2, 7 PM ET BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Trump Admin Attempt to Block California Voters It Claims Are ‘Likely’ Noncitizens
NBC News🕒 Nov 2, 6 PM ET BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Trump administration effort to separate 20,000 California ballots it says might be submitted by noncitizens
NPR🕒 Nov 2, 12 PM ET DOJ asks for Supreme Court to intervene on California ballot demands
New York Times🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in California Ballot Case
PBS NewsHour🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Trump administration asks Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots
The Washington Post🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Trump administration asks Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots for now
USA Today🕒 Nov 2, 12 PM ET Trump asks Supreme Court to get involved in California ballot fight
Yahoo News🕒 Nov 2, 5 PM ET DOJ appeals to Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots from suspected noncitizens. Here's what to know.
BBC🕒 Nov 2, 11 PM ET Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to stop California counting disputed votes
Bloomberg🕒 Nov 2, 6 PM ET Trump’s DOJ Rejected by Supreme Court on California Ballots
Financial Times🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block some California ballots
Forbes🕒 Nov 2, 8 PM ET Supreme Court Turns Down Trump Administration’s Request In California Ballot Dispute
News Nation🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Trump administration brings California ballot fight to Supreme Court
Newsweek🕒 Oct 30, 4 PM ET Judge Gives Trump DOJ New Deadline in Fight Over 20,000 California Ballots
Reuters🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Trump administration takes California ballot fight to Supreme Court
Straight Arrow News🕒 Nov 3, 7 AM ET Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots
Just the News🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Trump admin asks Supreme Court to intervene in alleged noncitizens voting in California case
The Epoch Times🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Freeze California Ballots the Day Before Midterms
The Washington Times🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET Trump takes California case to Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to block suspected noncitizen ballots
Washington Examiner🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET DOJ pursues long-shot appeal at Supreme Court over bid to isolate 20,000 California mail ballots
New York Post🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Trump takes fight over 20K California mail-in ballots to Supreme Court day before election
Newsmax🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET WH Takes Fight Over 20K Calif. Ballots to Top Court
OAN🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET DOJ asks SCOTUS to lift block on segregating 20K Calif. ballots
Red State🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET BREAKING UPDATE: DOJ Files Emergency Motion at SCOTUS Over 20,000 Likely Noncitizens on CA Voter Rolls
The Blaze🕒 Nov 2, 9 PM ET Supreme Court refuses to intervene in fight over 20,000 'likely noncitizen' voters in California
The Daily Signal🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Review in California 20,000 ‘Likely’ Noncitizen Ballot Dispute
The Daily Wire🕒 Nov 2, 5 PM ET DOJ Makes Last-Ditch Attempt To Block Noncitizen Ballots In California
The Gateway Pundit🕒 Nov 2, 7 PM ET BREAKING: Supreme Court REJECTS Trump DOJ’s Last-Minute Bid to Force California to Segregate 20,000 Ballots Mailed to Non-Citizens
The National Desk🕒 Nov 2, 2 PM ET Trump administration asks Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 disputed ballots in California
The Post Millennial🕒 Nov 2, 3 PM ET DOJ asks SCOTUS to weigh in on 20,000 potentially fraudulent, non-citizen ballots
Townhall🕒 Nov 2, 4 PM ET Trump Takes Ballot Fight to the Supreme Court — 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots on the Line
Talking Points Memo🕒 Nov 3, 8 AM ET Trump Waylaid by Amazing Series of Court Setbacks on Election Eve
The Washington Sun🕒 Nov 2, 7 PM ET Supreme Court Denies DOJ’s Last-Minute Request on California Ballots

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what people online made of it

🧶 Retold online

Federal agents and armed men at polling places constitute a federal crime and an attempt to intimidate voters. Nov 3: told by 18 people; told before on Oct 28

On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.

🗣️ Names in it

CaliforniaSupreme CourtTrump administrationTrump lawyers20,000 California mail ballots

what the fact-checkers looked into

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the running story it belongs to

🧵 DOJ California voter fraud case

DOJ warns California election officials of legal risks for counting suspected noncitizen ballots
Oct 17, 9 PM ET
DOJ sues California over 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters
Oct 14, 11 AM ET
DOJ charges 28 noncitizens in California voter fraud case
Oct 19, 2 PM ET
Justice Department seeks court order over alleged noncitizen voters in California
Oct 21, 12 PM ET
DOJ charges 48 noncitizens with election crimes
Oct 26, 6 PM ET
Judge questions doj's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls
Oct 23, 9 PM ET
Justice Department subpoenas California election officials in voter rolls investigation
Oct 29, 7 PM ET
Appeals court rejects DOJ request to set aside disputed California ballots
Oct 25, 10 PM ET
Analysis finds over 40% of names on DOJ list not on California voter rolls
Nov 1, 1 PM ET
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's request to set aside California ballots (this story)
Nov 2, 1 PM ET