Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
A federal judge has dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking detailed voter data from Arizona, ruling the state's voter registration list is not subject to federal request under current law. The dismissal, issued with prejudice, marks another legal loss for the DOJ in its broader effort to obtain voter information from states. Arizona's Secretary of State called the decision a victory for voter privacy, while the DOJ has not yet commented. Similar lawsuits have been rejected in multiple states, though some have complied with the data requests.
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PHOENIX — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s detailed voter records, the latest legal setback in a nationwide effort by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee, wrote that Arizona’s statewide voter registration list is “not a document subject to request by the Attorney General” under federal law. The judge dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice because, she wrote, “amendment would be legally futile.” The dismissal of the Arizona lawsuit follows a string of other rulings against the Department of Justice in similar cases in other states.
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