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Judge blocks Trump administration's 'haphazard' voter-screening database

The judge said the system unlawfully consolidated voters' private information.

Published June 22, 2026, 6:22 PM
Updated June 22, 2026, 7:54 PM3.9K
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 Judge blocks Trump administration's 'haphazard' voter-screening database

A federal judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration voter-screening database, ruling that the government's "haphazard" system unlawfully consolidated "the private information of millions of Americans" in an effort to purge non-citizens from voter rolls.

In her order, U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the federal government "has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote."

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