7th and 8th judges rebuff Justice Dept.'s attempts to get voter rolls from states

Washington — The Justice Department on Thursday suffered its seventh and eighth losses in its efforts to obtain sensitive voter information from more than two dozen states, with federal judges dismissing its lawsuits seeking access to Maine's and Wisconsin's voter rolls. In the Maine case, Chief U.S.

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Main Idea: Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin rejected Justice Department lawsuits seeking access to state voter rolls, marking another setback for the department's effort to get unredacted voter data.

Key Points:

Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker ruled that the Justice Department could not force Maine to turn over its full voter registration list.
Walker said the voting laws cited by the department do not give the federal government a right to demand the unredacted list.
U.S. District Judge James Peterson also dismissed the department's case against Wisconsin.
The Justice Department has now lost similar lawsuits in eight cases, after suing more than two dozen states over voter rolls.

Impact on the People

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The rulings may keep sensitive voter data with states, which can limit federal fraud checks. Also reduce privacy risks for voters.

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