Politics · October 9, 2026
US Judge Blocks DOJ’s ‘Dragnet’ Probes of Voter Fraud Nationwide
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Federal District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan has blocked a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy that sought to collect unredacted state voter rolls to check them against federal immigration databases. The ruling found that the Trump administration's policy violated the Privacy Act and the Administrative Procedure Act, while infringing upon the constitutional authority of states to maintain their own voter lists. The lawsuit was initiated by the watchdog group Common Cause and individual voters after approximately 18 states had already complied with the DOJ's data requests.
Federal District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan has blocked a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy that sought to collect unredacted state voter rolls to check them against federal immigration databases. The ruling found that the Trump administration's policy violated the Privacy Act and the Administrative Procedure Act, while infringing upon the constitutional authority of states to maintain their own voter lists. The lawsuit was initiated by the watchdog group Common Cause and individual voters after approximately 18 states had already complied with the DOJ's data requests.