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Judge dismisses DOJ’s lawsuit for sensitive Kentucky voter registration data
The appeal follows a judge’s finding that the Justice Department lacked a written demand showing the basis and purpose for the voter data request.
- On Friday, the United States Department of Justice filed an appeal with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging a federal judge's Thursday decision that dismissed the government's lawsuit seeking unredacted Kentucky voter registration records.
- U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom dismissed the suit on Thursday, writing the government failed to provide "a written demand that contains both the basis and purpose for the request" under the Help America Vote Act.
- Kentucky was among 29 states facing similar lawsuits, but Secretary of State Michael Adams refused to share sensitive data like Social Security numbers, maintaining "we keep people's personal identifying information confidential."
- During a Friday news conference, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell stated the Justice Department "should be embarrassed" for bringing the case, while Clerk David Yates called the ruling a victory for voter privacy.
- Legal challenges have faced significant setbacks, with courts throwing out the Justice Department's cases in at least 17 states, and the current appeal now proceeds to the same circuit court that previously ruled against Michigan.
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