The Supreme Court ruled Monday night not to interfere with votes in California, rejecting the Trump administration's request to set aside 20,000 ballots it believes came from noncitizens. 

The Justice Department, in its emergency appeal to the high court earlier Monday, asked for a "limited injunction" to stop California from counting the ballots while lower courts consider the case, the Associated Press reported. 

The Supreme Court did not detail its reasoning for rejecting the case, according to the AP, and it comes after the court previously rejected the president's push to restrict mail ballots around the country in September.

The rejection comes after U.S. District Judge David Carter, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, wrote last week that the government's request "would wreak havoc and disrupt the election." 

With the election underway, Carter wrote, it would create a "chilling effect" that might lead election workers to discount votes from citizens.

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