MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A federal court has blocked the US Department of Justice from accessing Wisconsin’s voter files.
Judge James Peterson on Thursday dismissed an attempt by the Trump Administration from gaining access to Wisconsin’s unredacted voter registration rolls. The DOJ claimed a 1960 civil rights law required the Elections Commission to hand over records that would have included driver license numbers and partial Social Security Numbers.
Judge Peterson noted that the DOJ has filed similar lawsuits across the country, and ruled the law in question which was designed to prevent states from stopping Black residents from voting has no provision to demand that information.