Judge Blocks Trump Administration Scheme to Disenfranchise Voters - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Judge Tanya Chutkan said the bulk disclosures likely violated the Privacy Act and lacked legal authorization, blocking a program affecting millions of Americans.
- On Nov. 2, District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the Trump administration to stop transmitting federal lists of "likely noncitizens" to states, ruling the program likely violates the Privacy Act.
- Federal agencies failed to publish a required SORN for the database, and Chutkan concluded no law authorizes this policy after officials admitted the lists contained errors flagging numerous Americans as non-citizens.
- "It is flatly inconsistent with the text, structure, and purpose of the Privacy Act" for agencies to initiate such data-sharing without publishing required notices, the court noted in its 30-page ruling.
- The League of Women Voters, LULAC, and EPIC brought the lawsuit, calling the decision a "major victory for voters" while CEO Celina Stewart said it rebukes efforts to interfere with Americans' "fundamental right to vote."
- Democracy Forward Senior Counsel Louis Katz called the ruling a rebuke of ongoing attempts to undermine election privacy, noting the government's unauthorized dissemination of sensitive information faced scrutiny while midterm voting remains underway in America.
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The Constitution StudyJudge Orders Federal Officials to Stop Sending Lists of Noncitizen Voters to States
Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling station at Midtown Mall in Anchorage, Alaska, on Nov. 1, 2026. (Justin Sullivan /Getty Images)
FEDERAL JUDGE BOASBERG BLOCKS DOJ FROM DEMANDING CALIFORNIA SET ASIDE 20,000 BALLOTS — ONE DAY BEFORE MIDTERMS
Judge James Boasberg ruled the Trump administration likely exceeded its constitutional authority by pressuring California officials to segregate ballots cast by suspected noncitizens, delivering a setback to federal election oversight on the eve of the midterms.
Federal District Court in Washington DC Enjoins Federal Officials From Demanding California Election Officials Segregate Ballots of Alleged Noncitizens or Other Deviations from State Election Procedures #ELB
Add this ruling from Judge Boasberg to the pile of DOJ losses for attempted federal interference and overreach into elections.
On November 1, 2026, voters lined up to cast their ballots at a polling station inside Midtown Mall in Anchorage, Alaska. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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