California Gov.Gavin Newsom announced plans to sue the Trump administration over its push to restrict mail-in voting after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to enforce challenged provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order for "election integrity" while litigation continues.The announcement sets up the next phase of the legal fight after the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 in favor of the Trump administration Monday, lifting an injunction that had blocked the order in 23 states ahead of November's midterm elections.SCOTUS stressed that its decision addressed the injunction rather than the ultimate legality of the order, leaving the door open to additional challenges.Newsom criticized the decision in a statement released by his office.JACKSON RIPS INTO SUPREME COURT COLLEAGUES' 'SERIOUS LEGAL ERROR' ON TRUMP MAIL-IN VOTING ORDERGovernor Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif.
(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images, File)"The Supreme Court just let the Trump administration move ahead (for now) with its plan to disenfranchise voters across the country," Newsom said."California will be suing AGAIN to block these Orwellian rules from being implemented."Newsom’s office also highlighted two election-related bills moving through the California Legislature that the governor says would protect the state’s elections from interference.According to the governor’s office, AB 282 would establish new felonies involving the seizure of ballots, election records or certified voting technology before election results are certified.
SB 259 would establish criminal penalties for interfering with the delivery or return of mail-in ballots, including a felony carrying up to four years in prison in certain cases.CALIFORNIA ACCUSED OF BLOCKING FEDERAL VOTER ROLL AUDIT AS DOJ ESCALATES PROBE OF ELECTION FRAUD CLAIMSPresident Donald Trump signs an executive order on mail ballots in March in the Oval Office of the White House in Washin...