DOJ switched positions on Kentucky’s voter rolls, making farce of its own lawsuit
Kentucky’s lawyers highlighted the federal government’s reversal in a new filing asking the federal district court to dismiss the DOJ’s lawsuit.
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Top Arizona officials warn FBI may use election probe to seize voter rolls sought by DOJ
As the FBI probes the 2020 election in Maricopa County, senior Arizona officials are warning that the bureau may try to use the investigation as a way to short-circuit an ongoing legal process and obtain the state’s full unredacted voter rolls.
Trump DOJ’s voter rolls grab has unearthed a tiny number of illegitimate votes
Dozens of illegitimate votes may seem significant. But 50 illegitimate votes would amount to just 0.000007 percent of the roughly 680 million votes cast in the last five national elections.
Ohio Dems put GOP elections chief on notice for handing voter data to Trump DOJ
Ohio Democrats warned Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) over his decision to hand over the sensitive voter data of nearly 8 million Ohioans to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
DOJ says voter data won’t be used for immigration enforcement ‘now’
The Justice Department would not rule out using voter data for immigration enforcement during a federal hearing in Minnesota, but said such data was not currently being used.
DOJ aims to speed up voter roll case as deadline for removing voters looms
As the Department of Justice (DOJ) belatedly attempts to speed up its drive for state voter registration rolls, lawyers for Michigan are asking the court to pump the brakes.
Wisconsin election denier joins DOJ’s case seeking state’s voter rolls
A former Trump campaign lawyer who sought to throw out thousands of Wisconsin ballots in 2020 joined the Justice Department’s lawsuit demanding Wisconsin’s full, unredacted voter rolls.
Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ attempt to access Michigan voter rolls
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to obtain Michigan’s unredacted voter rolls, a bruising setback for the department’s sweeping national effort to force states to disclose sensitive voter data.
Democratic senators accuse Trump DOJ of ‘apparent ransom’ in push to seize state voter rolls
Senate Democrats condemned the Trump administration for crossing a dangerous new line in its effort to seize state voter rolls, warning that the Justice Department is now using coercion and intimidation after courts rejected its legal claims.
After filing in wrong court, DOJ refiles lawsuit seeking Georgia voter rolls
The U.S. Justice Department refiled its lawsuit seeking access to Georgia’s unredacted voter records, after a federal judge tossed the department’s initial case for being filed in the wrong district.