The decision blocks federal access to sensitive voter data and prevents the Justice Department from overriding local statutes to acquire the unredacted lists. Democratic representatives noted that the court's decision maintains a winning streak of 26-0 in legal challenges brought by the administration to access similar voter rolls.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Justice Dept Access to Georgia Voter Rolls
US Politics20 days ago
The Trump administration's legal effort to obtain statewide voter lists was halted by a federal court ruling that upheld Georgia's privacy protections. U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking unredacted voter rolls from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, ruling that the 1960 Civil Rights Act does not preempt state laws regarding voter privacy. The state had previously offered the public a redacted version of the rolls.
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