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UpdateNationalSaturday, October 10, 2026

Federal judge blocked Justice Department from demanding unredacted voter rolls

Reporting by
Democracy Docket
“Judge rebukes Trump administration for perverting pro-voting mission of DOJ’s ‘crown jewel’”, Saturday, October 10, 2026
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What happened

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from demanding states' unredacted voter rolls. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan ruled that the Justice Department had inverted the pro-voting mission of its Civil Rights Division. The judge wrote that DOJ attorneys argued every registered voter is effectively a subject of a voter fraud investigation.1

The ruling barred the agency from building a national database containing voter birthdates and Social Security numbers.1

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  1. Democracy Docket, https://democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-rebukes-trump-administration-for-perverting-mission-of-dojs-crown-jewel · Saturday, October 10, 2026

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