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Trump-Appointed Judge Dismisses DOJ Bid for Arizona Voter Rolls

The ruling signals that courts see strict limits on federal power to demand statewide voter files.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announces that former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted, at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
FILE - A spool of stickers rests on a table at a polling station during Massachusetts state primary voting, Sept. 3, 2024, at the Newton Free Library, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Overview

  • Judge Susan Brnovich, who ruled Tuesday, dismissed the DOJ lawsuit with prejudice over Arizona’s refusal to turn over its statewide voter list.
  • Her order says the Civil Rights Act of 1960 does not cover the state-built voter database, so the Attorney General cannot demand it.
  • The decision is the sixth loss for the administration in these cases, with the DOJ appealing some defeats and many similar suits still pending.
  • The department has sued at least 30 states and Washington, D.C., to force unredacted rolls, and at least 13 states have provided or pledged the data.
  • A DOJ lawyer told a Rhode Island court that collected voter data is shared with Homeland Security to check citizenship, a practice critics warn can misidentify naturalized citizens and expose sensitive personal details.