Federal appeals court rejects DOJ demand for Michigan's confidential voter roll data.
The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Michigan is not required to turn over non-public voter registration information to the Justice Department. The DOJ has sued 30 states seeking unredacted voter rolls. This is the first appeals court ruling on the administration's voter roll requests.
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CNN frames the ruling as the biggest setback yet to the administration's efforts, while Reuters characterizes it more modestly as dealing a blow to the federal push.
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“US appeals court rejects Trump bid to force Michigan to hand over voter rolls”
“Appeals court deals biggest setback yet to Trump DOJ’s demands for confidential voter roll data”
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