Judge rejects Trump administration's effort to obtain Michigan voter data

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday rebuffed the Justice Department's effort to obtain sensitive voter information from Michigan, joining a growing number of judges who have tossed out lawsuits brought by the Trump administration in its bid to secure voter registration lists from states. In:

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday rebuffed the Justice Department's effort to obtain sensitive voter information from Michigan, joining a growing number of judges who have tossed out lawsuits brought by the Trump administration in its bid to secure voter registration lists from states.

U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou granted a request from Michigan officials to dismiss the lawsuit from the Justice Department seeking voter registration data from the state, finding that federal voting laws do not require the records to be disclosed.

Judges in Oregon and California have also rejected attempts from the Justice Department to force those states to hand over their voter rolls.

The Justice Department sought an electronic copy of Michigan's voter registration list last July, including full names, birth dates, addresses and either driver's license numbers or partial Social Security numbers for the state's more than 8 million voters.

But after Michigan officials said they would only turn over its public voter registration list, which leaves out certain sensitive personal information, the Trump administration sued the state and sought a court order requiring Michigan to disclose its full voter registration list.