Federal judge: DOJ cannot request states’ voter lists for eligibility database
Summary
A federal judge stopped the Justice Department's plan to gather voter registration records across the country to check if voters were U.S. citizens. The judge said the department went beyond its legal powers and broke privacy laws.Key Facts
- The Justice Department wanted to collect voter registration lists from all states.
- Their goal was to find people who might not be U.S. citizens but were registered to vote.
- Some states agreed to share their voter records voluntarily.
- Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled the Department of Justice did not have the legal right to do this.
- The judge also said the plan violated federal laws protecting people’s privacy.
- The ruling blocks the Trump administration from continuing this program anywhere.
- This decision applies even in states that agreed to share their voter lists.
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