DOJ's voter roll crusade hits a courthouse wall
Summary
The Justice Department, under President Donald Trump's administration, has lost many court cases while trying to get sensitive voter information from around 30 states and Washington, D.C. Judges have ruled that the government does not have broad legal power to collect these records, which include personal data like driver's license numbers.Key Facts
- The DOJ has sued 30 states and D.C. to obtain voter registration information.
- The request includes sensitive data such as drivers’ license numbers and parts of Social Security numbers.
- U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer, appointed by President George W. Bush, dismissed the DOJ’s case against Colorado.
- Judges in at least 20 cases have ruled against the DOJ’s efforts.
- Some judges called the requests "unprecedented," "illegal," or a "fishing expedition."
- Over a dozen states agreed to share some or all of the requested voter data, while others refused.
- President Trump has made claims about unauthorized immigrants on voting rolls and pushed for laws to restrict mail-in voting.
- Other agencies have obtained limited voter information through different methods, including ICE and the FBI.
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