Justice Department Ran ‘Roughshod’ over Civil Rights with Plans to Audit State Voter Rolls, Judge Says

US judge rules DOJ using state voter rolls unconstitutional

US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled that the Justice Department's push to obtain state voter rolls to check citizenship status is unconstitutional.

Trump's 'Unlawful' Nationwide Voter Purge Plan Struck Down in Court, Records Show

A federal judge strikes down Trump's DOJ voter-roll policy, ruling that the department exceeded its authority and violated federal privacy laws.

US judge blocks DOJ’s ‘dragnet’ probes of voter fraud nationwide

A U.S. judge blocked a key component of the Justice Department’s efforts under the Trump administration to obtain state voter records as part of a nationwide probe into alleged election fraud by non-U.S. citizens.

Judge strikes down DOJ's policy of reviewing state voter rolls, saying it would "run roughshod over longstanding laws"

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's plan to check state voter rolls against federal immigration databases and press states to remove voters it determines are registered illegally.

D.C. judge bars DOJ from gathering states’ voter lists to find noncitizens

Voting rights groups had challenged the effort, noting federal data includes errors that have led to citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls.

Federal judge rules against Trump’s effort to cull voters from state rolls

The judge said the Trump administration's move is “unlawful,” “arbitrary and capricious,” and “violates” federal privacy laws.