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Federal Judge Finally Invalidates DOJ’s Nationwide Voter Roll Crusade Just Weeks Out From the Midterms

‘DOJ Cannot Run Roughshod Over Longstanding Laws’ Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! We are starting off with some...

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Talking Points Memo· Oct 15, 6:05 PMFederal Judge Finally Invalidates DOJ’s Nationwide Voter Roll Crusade Just Weeks Out From the Midterms

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