🗞️ Story file #1199
Federal judge blocks DOJ from threatening election workers
Oct 31, 2 AM ET to Oct 31, 6 AM ET
- 8outlets carried it
- 🫏5 · 2 · 1🐘left · center · right
- 4 hourson the front pages
- 8front pages at once, at its peak
- 36people retold it online
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- Oct 31, 2 AM ETfirst on a front page: Reuters
- Oct 31, 2 AM ETpeak: on 8 front pages
- Oct 31, 5 AM ETretold online by 36 people
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💬 Quoted
- “intimidate”1
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2 Political Wire · Google News
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Every outlet's first headline (8), left to right by AllSides rating
Raw Story
Judge shuts down Trump DOJ’s prosecution threats against election workers counting ballots Oct 30, 10 PM ET
Axios
Judge blocks DOJ from threatening election workers before midterms Oct 30, 11 PM ET
CBS News
Judge orders DOJ to stop trying to "intimidate" California election officials Oct 30, 11 PM ET
CNN
Judge orders DOJ to halt pressure campaign on election officials The sweeping order halts aggressive tactics employed by the Trump administration in recent days to pressure election officials across the country Oct 30, 11 PM ET
Los Angeles Times
Justice Department can’t threaten election workers to stop processing ballots, judge rules Oct 31, 1 AM ET
Reuters
Judge orders Trump administration to cease threats to prosecute election officials Oct 31, 2 AM ET
The Hill
Judge blocks DOJ from threatening election officials over noncitizen voting ... Oct 31, 12 AM ET
Newsmax
Judge Blocks DOJ Threats Against Election Workers Oct 30, 11 PM ET
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- A federal judge blocked the Justice Department from threatening or intimidating election officials regarding ballot processing. Oct 31: told by 36 people
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