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Federal judge: DOJ cannot request states' voter lists for eligibility database

A federal judge struck down on Friday the Justice Department’s nationwide effort to collect voter registration records and identify suspected non-U.S. citizens, blocking the Trump administration from continuing the program even in states that voluntarily cooperated. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington ruled the department exceeded its…

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