ICE backs off exclusive voter fraud contract with Thomson Reuters after public outcry
Critics alleged ICE could use Thomson Reuters’ CLEAR database in an attempt to verify false allegations of voter fraud by noncitizens.
DOJ Voter Data Access
Even after 23 straight losses, Trump DOJ keeps appealing its voter roll cases
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice appealed yet another round of defeats in its nationwide campaign to obtain states’ unredacted voter rolls, as its district court record now stands at 0 for 23.
In 23rd loss for DOJ, federal judge rejects its demand for Minnesota voter rolls
Like 22 of her peers before her, a federal judge in Minnesota rejected the Trump administration’s crusade for unredacted state voter rolls. In a decision Monday, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit to compel production of the sensitive voter data, like Social Security numbers and dates of birth. That […]
Trump DOJ readies 1,000 election monitors for midterms
The Trump administration plans to deploy approximately 1,000 Department of Justice election monitors across the country in November.
Attorney General Blanche says taking state voter rolls case to Supreme Court is a ‘possibility’
The attorney general said the Justice Department is “not going to stop” going after state voter rolls despite losing 22 times in court to get them.
This week at Democracy Docket: Will Trump restrict mail voting during the midterms? It’s up to the Supreme Court now
As November rapidly approaches, we’re still waiting for a key question to be answered: Will President Donald Trump get a chance to impose sweeping restrictions on mail voting during the midterms? It will ultimately be up to the Supreme Court.
Trump DOJ goes 0 for 22 as Nevada court rejects voter roll demand
A federal court in Nevada became the 22nd consecutive district court to reject the Trump administration’s campaign to force states to turn over their unredacted voter rolls, dismissing the Department of Justice’s case and denying its motion to compel.
Trump DOJ fails to convince full Sixth Circuit to resurrect Michigan voter roll loss
The full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s request to reconsider a ruling that denied the Department of Justice’s demand for Michigan’s unredacted statewide voter file — handing DOJ another major setback in its nationwide voter roll crusade.
Pennsylvania GOP governor nominee concedes Trump lost 2020 election, after getting his endorsement
After falsely claiming Trump won the 2020 election to get his support, PA GOP governor nominee Garrity now says he lost and thinks “we should look forward.”
Sen. Cassidy’s ‘existential anxiety’ about whether Blanche will uphold the constitution on elections
Decisions about confirming Blanche for attorney general and whether he’ll abide by the Constitution are “not black-or-white,” said Cassidy.