i said what if you came across the name carlos merhia. he said that's probably a foreign name. i said you're aware that carlos mergia is a federal judge who sits in the same courthouse that this trial is being held in. >> and that science is being used? >> this science is being used to advocate for restrictions on voting all around the country. >> kobach was held in contempt of court repeatedly during proceedings, and after two weeks of arguments, the judge struck down his restrictive voting law. >> he got laughed out of federal court. the judge came down hard on him. it exposed the fraud lens behind the claim that a voter and noncitizen voting doesn't really exist in any meaningful numbers at all, much less being rampant. which the court ruling, kansas residents no longer have to show proof of citizenship when they