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Trump-appointed judge dismisses DOJ attempt to access Michigan voter data
Judge Hala Jarbou ruled federal laws do not compel Michigan to disclose sensitive voter data, rejecting DOJ's claim amid nationwide resistance to voter file demands.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou rebuffed the U.S. Department of Justice's effort to obtain Michigan voter information, granting Michigan's request and ruling federal voting laws do not require disclosure.
- The Justice Department has sought complete voter registration lists from nearly every state, but Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson refused to provide the sensitive data, prompting the DOJ lawsuit.
- The DOJ sought an electronic copy of Michigan's voter registration list, including full names, birth dates, addresses, and partial SSNs for more than 8 million voters, within a 45-day removal timetable conflicting with federal law.
- The rulings emphasize that states hold statutory authority to maintain voter rolls, as Michigan is one of two dozen states sued by the U.S. Department of Justice, with Oregon and California courts also rejecting DOJ requests.
- The memorandum would allow files to be shared with contractors not bound by safeguards, and a Social Security Administration employee signed a `Voter Data Agreement` with an advocacy group aiming to overturn election results.
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Judge Blocks Trump Admin Bid for Mich. Voter Data
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to force Michigan to hand over its full, unredacted voter registration rolls, ruling that federal law does not require the state to disclose voters' private information.
Federal Judge Rejects DOJ’s Request for Michigan Voter Data
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) lawsuit to obtain Michigan’s voter rolls, stating in her ruling that the department is not authorized to have the information. The DOJ in September 2025 filed a lawsuit against the state after Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, said she would not provide voter list maintenance information and the state’s voter registration list to the government. U.S. D…
Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ attempt to access Michigan voter rolls
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to obtain Michigan’s unredacted voter rolls, a bruising setback for the department’s sweeping national effort to force states to disclose sensitive voter data.
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