Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Voter Data Demand | Springfield News

Springfield News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

A federal judge in Illinois just blocked the Trump administration from accessing full voter registration data, calling it a major win for privacy and states’ rights. The judge ruled that the Civil Rights Act doesn’t give the Justice Department carte blanche to audit voter rolls — especially when no evidence of wrongdoing was presented. The DOJ had demanded unredacted records since 2025, claiming they needed them to clean up voter rolls, but the court said that’s not enough justification. This isn’t an isolated case — courts nationwide have resisted similar requests, reinforcing that federal…