A federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Massachusetts voter data
A federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Massachusetts voter data Rebecca Boone, The Associated Press April 10, 2026 A spool of stickers rests on a table at a polling station during Massachusetts state primary voting, Sept. 3, 2024, in Newton, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP, File) A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts' state voter rolls , marking the latest setback in a wide-ranging effort by the Trump administration to collect detailed data on the nation's voters. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston marks at least the fifth time a judge has rejected similar attempts by the Justice Department. Sorokin, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said the U.S. attorney general's office did not take the necessary steps required to access voter rolls, as outlined in federal law. “Put simply, the statute requires a statement of why the Attorney General demands produ...