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🚨BREAKING: DOJ lost again Friday, as a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit to force Rhode Island to provide unfettered access to its voter registration rolls, bringing the agency’s record among active cases to 5 defeats, 0 wins and 25 cases still pending. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Analysis Summary
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Rhode Island dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit demanding unredacted voter registration records including Social Security numbers, marking the DOJ's fifth straight loss in these cases with zero wins so far. The judge rejected the DOJ's legal rationale under the Civil Rights Act, finding the demand lacked sufficient factual basis and legal purpose, even signaling that any revised demand would still fail on constitutional grounds. The Trump administration has sued 29 states plus D.C. for refusing to hand over sensitive voter data as part of its immigration enforcement push, but state courts are blocking the effort systematically — Republican appointees included.
Claims Analysis (6)
“A federal judge dismissed DOJ's lawsuit to force Rhode Island to provide unfettered access to its voter registration rolls”
U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy issued the dismissal Friday, April 11, 2026. Documented in linked article with full court opinion.
“DOJ's record among active cases is now 5 defeats, 0 wins and 25 cases still pending”
Article confirms five district court victories for states (RI, CA, OR, MI, MA), zero wins for DOJ, and 13 states with pending new demand letter requests.
“Rhode Island is the fifth state to secure a district court victory, joining California, Oregon, Michigan and Massachusetts”
Article explicitly lists these five states as having won against DOJ's voter roll demands at the district court level.
“Trump appointee Judge McElroy called DOJ's demands a 'fishing expedition'”
Direct quote from court opinion reproduced in article. McElroy is confirmed Trump appointee.
“DOJ sought to use the 1964 Civil Rights Act to order Rhode Island to turn over unredacted voter registration records including SSNs and dates of birth”
Article explains the legal basis and the nature of data demanded. McElroy's opinion addresses the statutory framework.
“Trump administration has demanded every state's unredacted voter registration records as part of immigration enforcement focus”
Article states DOJ demanded records from all states; 17 Republican-led states complied, others refused. Linked to immigration enforcement policy.
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