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Appeals court hears arguments in Trump admin's voting suit against California

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A rare Sunday federal appeals court hearing for the Justice Department's voting lawsuit against California closed without a ruling.

The department requested that the court issue one by Tuesday prior to the scheduled 1 p.m. PDT hearing before the district court.

The arguments followed a surprise appeal by the Trump administration, which claims a district judge did not act quickly enough to address the administration's allegations of roughly 20,000 potential noncitizen voters on the state's voter rolls.

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