Federal judge rules Justice Department voter roll policy unlawful
A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department's policy of gathering state voter rolls and cross-checking them with an immigration database is unlawful.
A federal judge has ruled against the Justice Department's practice of collecting state voter data and cross-referencing it with a federal immigration database. The Guardian reported the ruling came on Friday.
According to the Guardian, Judge Sparkle Sooknanan wrote a 78-page decision. She found that the department's list maintenance policy broke privacy laws and risked disenfranchising voters.
The Guardian reports the policy involved collecting states' unredacted voter rolls. It says the department adopted the policy to comply with Donald Trump's election integrity executive order.
Al Jazeera also reported the ruling. Its report gave fewer details.
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- The GuardianFederal judge rules against Trump DoJ’s policy of collecting state voter rollsFri, Oct 9, 3:19 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraUS judge rules Trump administration’s use of voter data unlawfulFri, Oct 9, 5:29 PM EDT
- CBS NewsJudge strikes down DOJ's policy of reviewing state voter rollsFri, Oct 9, 6:44 PM EDT
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