DOJ civil rights chief sends demand letter to Wayne County for 2024 ballots
Michigan’s attorney general and secretary of state have responded that they will not comply with DOJ’s demands.
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This week at Democracy Docket: On the ground in Chicago to bring you exclusive election news
Unlike a lot of media outlets that cover politics, at Democracy Docket we invest in original reporting. This week was a great example of why.
Trump DOJ scrambles to salvage Minnesota voter roll case — but files wrong document and leans on shaky new claim
After losing five straight cases attempting to access state voter rolls, the Department of Justice tried to patch a key legal flaw in its Minnesota lawsuit — only to attach the wrong document and rely on a single, disputed allegation as its new justification.
Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) lost again Friday, as a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit to force Rhode Island to provide unfettered access to its voter registration rolls, bringing the agency’s record among active cases to five defeats, zero wins and 25 cases still pending.
DOJ wants do-over for ‘legally deficient’ demand for state voter rolls
The pleas for a re-do were derided by one state as a bid “to rescue their current, legally deficient demand.”
Wyoming attorney seeks criminal probe of election chief for handing DOJ voters’ data
“When Secretary Gray released the unredacted [voter rolls] to DOJ, he willingly and knowingly released information that was confidential under Wyoming law,” the lawyer alleges.
DOJ said Vermont was violating federal voting laws. Asked for evidence, it couldn’t provide any
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) admitted it has no evidence that Vermont is not complying with federal voter roll maintenance laws — an admission that could further weaken its case for amassing voters’ sensitive data.
This week at Democracy Docket: Blue states are ‘Trump-proofing’ their elections, while red ones are restricting voting
We’ve been paying even closer attention than usual this week to Harmeet Dhillon, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights division chief who, reports suggest, could soon be in line for a promotion.
Lawsuit seeks to force DOJ to turn over communications with election deniers
A new lawsuit filed seeks to force the Justice Department to divulge communications between senior officials and prominent election deniers throughout the department’s ongoing efforts to obtain state voter rolls and relitigate President Trump’s 2020 election loss.
Trump DOJ now 0 for 4 on voter roll cases as court rejects Massachusetts lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit demanding Massachusetts’ unredacted voter registration rolls Thursday, marking the fifth loss for the agency, with zero wins, out of 30 active cases.