Federal judge tosses out DOJ lawsuit seeking Minnesota voter data

By: Madison McVan

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 364

Last Updated: 23 hours, 31 minutes ago

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A federal judge on Monday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking Minnesota voter rolls. The Department of Justice is now 0-23 in its effort to obtain voter information maintained by the states.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon in September over his refusal to hand over Minnesota’s voter registration list, which includes voters’ names, birthdates, addresses and partial Social Security numbers.

“Normally, when the Department of Justice …

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