Judge strikes down Trump administration database of Social Security numbers, citizenship status
Summary
A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from building a central database that would have stored Social Security numbers and citizenship details of voters. The judge said government agencies mixed and reused private information of millions of people in an improper way.Key Facts
- A federal court blocked the creation of a centralized voter data database by the Trump administration.
- The database was planned to include Social Security numbers and citizenship status of voters.
- The judge ruling on the case is District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan.
- Judge Sooknanan was appointed by President Biden.
- The judge criticized how various government agencies combined and reused millions of people’s private data carelessly.
- The ruling prevents government officials from continuing this database project.
- The case concerns the protection of sensitive voter information.
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