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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.
An appeals court blocked the Justice Department’s bid to force Michigan to turn over non-public voter-registration data, ruling that aggregated voter files aren’t covered by the Civil Rights Act provisions the DOJ invoked. The 6th Circuit’s decision, the biggest appellate setback yet for the administration’s effort to audit unredacted voter rolls, could set up a Supreme Court showdown over federal access to state election records.
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit threatens to undermine the consensus among federal courts that the Constitution prohibits states from banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender individuals. The decision, written by Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton, reinstated a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender patients under 18. Sutton's opinion, if embraced by a majority of the Supreme Court justices, could have devastating consequences for LGBTQ rights. The case highlights the ongoing battle over LGBTQ rights in the courts and the potential for a historic loss in the Supreme Court.