Massachusetts Voter Data Demand Rejected as DOJ Faces Fourth Court Loss

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking Massachusetts’ unredacted voter registration records, marking the agency’s fourth defeat in 30 active voter-roll cases. The court found the DOJ failed to provide a required basis and purpose under Title III of the Civil Rights Act, rendering the demand facially inadequate. Similar challenges in California and Oregon have also failed, and a Georgia case was dismissed for improper venue with the DOJ refiled, illustrating mounting legal obstacles to the administration’s broad data-access push on voter rolls.