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politics4 days ago•4 min saved

Courts curb DOJ access to unredacted voter rolls in Maine and Wisconsin

Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin blocked the DOJ from demanding unredacted state voter registration lists, ruling that Title III of the Civil Rights Act does not authorize line-by-line audits under the NVRA and HAVA. The decisions reflect federalism concerns and limit the government’s use of civil rights provisions to compel broad data access, contributing to the DOJ’s 0-8 record across 31 lawsuits against states and DC.

via Democracy Docket|

#doj #hava #nvra

politics1 month ago•4 min saved

Rhode Island Judge Rejects DOJ Bid for Unredacted Voter Rolls

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ's bid to force Rhode Island to provide unredacted voter-registration records under the Civil Rights Act, marking the DOJ's fifth defeat in voter-roll cases and leaving 25 cases still pending. The court said the demand lacked a legally sufficient purpose under the CRA and did not show NVRA/HAVA violations, signaling that the DOJ may pursue updated demands or appeals in other states.

via Democracy Docket|

#civil-rights-act #doj #nvra

politics2 months ago•3 min saved

DOJ reverses stance on Kentucky voter rolls, drawing scrutiny of its own suit

The Department of Justice has shifted its stance on Kentucky’s voter-roll maintenance, moving from a bid to obtain unredacted registration data under NVRA/HAVA to supporting Kentucky in a related suit and asserting the state’s list-maintenance is compliant. The reversal, paired with prior consent decree outcomes and past DOJ positions in other voter-roll cases, has sparked criticism that the agency is inconsistently using voter-roll data to pursue broader political goals and undermines its own litigation.

via Democracy Docket|

#doj #hava #kentucky