Trump DOJ's Election Probes Keep Getting Hampered by Conservative Judges
Summary
A U.S. judge in Colorado dismissed a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit seeking access to the state's voter registration database. This case is one of many where courts, including those with judges appointed by Republican presidents, have ruled against the DOJ's attempt to get sensitive voter information from states.Key Facts
- The DOJ sued 30 states and the District of Columbia to obtain sensitive voter registration data.
- Many lawsuits, including Colorado’s, have been dismissed by judges across the country.
- Colorado Judge Philip A. Brimmer, appointed by George W. Bush, ruled the DOJ cannot force the state to share its voter database.
- The judge said the Civil Rights Act of 1960 does not require states to share databases they maintain, only records they get from voters.
- The court found the DOJ’s request lacked a clear legal reason, so the case was dismissed with prejudice (meaning it cannot be refiled).
- Eight of the judges who ruled in favor of the states were appointed by President Donald Trump.
- Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said the ruling protects Coloradans’ sensitive voter information from unlawful federal interference.
- Similar rulings have occurred in several other states like Arizona, Michigan, New York, and Virginia.
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