The Trump administration has taken its dispute over the election in Alaska to court. The Justice Department in Washington filed a lawsuit before a court in Alaska. The legal action is intended to prevent the state from carrying out a specific aspect of its election arrangements. With the filing, the conflict between Washington and Alaska's election authorities moves into the judicial arena. Lawsuits over election rules have become a familiar feature of American politics in recent years. Whatever the court decides could directly shape how the vote proceeds in the state.