Court Dismisses Lawsuit Compelling West Virginia to Turn over Voter Data
Judge Thomas E. Johnston said the Justice Department failed to show a factual basis for demanding West Virginia’s unredacted voter list.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit against West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner, ruling the administration's demand for unredacted voter rolls was legally deficient.
- The Trump administration's Justice Department has filed 31 federal lawsuits seeking unredacted voter registration lists from 30 states and Washington, D.C., as part of a nationwide election integrity initiative.
- Johnston found the government failed to provide a 'factual basis' and 'statement of purpose' as required by Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960, rendering the demand legally insufficient.
- The Justice Department now holds a 0-13 record in similar lawsuits, as federal judges nationwide continue to reject the administration's efforts to acquire sensitive voter data.
- Anti-Authoritarian advocacy group Protect Democracy has labeled these attempts an 'unconstitutional incursion,' arguing they threaten fundamental privacy rights and could facilitate future purges of eligible voters.
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against West Virginia over voter data • West Virginia Watch
West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for refusing to turn over voter records. (Photo by Lori Kersey/West Virginia Watch)A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against West Virginia over access to unredacted voter registration information. The federal government has demanded sensitive voter registration data in nearly every state and Washington…
The court decided not to issue an unbridled voter registration list to the government. There was no required "baseline" under the Civil Rights Act.
Court dismisses lawsuit compelling West Virginia to turn over voter data
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A lawsuit seeking the release of West Virginia's confidential voter information was dismissed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on Monday. The lawsuit was filed three months ago by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner refused to produce a statewide voter [...]
DOJ Is 0-13 After Losing Demand For WV Voter Rolls
Democracy Docket reports: A federal judge tossed out the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit to access West Virginia’s unredacted voter rolls, which marks 13 straight court losses for the department’s floundering effort to seize sensitive voter data from every state. U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston, who was appointed by former president George W. Bush, granted West Virginia’s motion to dismiss DOJ’s lawsuit Monday. In a scathing order, …
Federal judge dismisses U.S. DOJ lawsuit over unredacted West Virginia voter registration data
The judge determined that the U.S. Attorney General cannot use broad records requests to conduct "fishing expeditions" into sensitive personal information without a clear connection to protecting individual voting rights. The post Federal judge dismisses U.S. DOJ lawsuit over unredacted West Virginia voter registration data appeared first on WV MetroNews.
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