Sixth Circuit blocks Trump DOJ bid for unredacted Michigan voter rolls
TL;DR
An appeals panel of the Sixth Circuit dismisses the DOJ’s bid to obtain Michigan’s unredacted statewide voter-registration file, marking the first appellate setback in the administration’s push to force states to reveal voter data and signaling a broader hurdle for similar lawsuits.
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- Appeals court deals biggest setback yet to Trump DOJ’s demands for confidential voter roll data CNN
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- Federal Appeals Panel Rejects Trump’s Effort to Gather Voting Data From States The New York Times
- US appeals court rejects Trump bid to force Michigan to hand over voter rolls Reuters
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