Justice Department Loses All 16 Federal Court Decisions on State Voter List Demands

The Department of Justice has lost all 16 federal court decisions on its demands for state voter lists containing addresses, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers, Usa Today reported. Fifteen U.S. District Court judges, including seven appointed by President Trump, rejected the demands along with the 6th U.S.

Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. " President Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 directing the DOJ to prioritize preventing noncitizens from voting. Harmeet Dhillon, head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, then demanded voter rolls from states and sued 30 states and the District of Columbia after many refused.

Twenty-three mostly Republican-led states provided the information. U.S. District Judge Kent Wetherell ruled on July 7 that four Republican-led states could use the SAVE database to check voter citizenship.

U.S. " Republican state officials opposed the requests. " Utah Lt. Gov. " West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said turning over the data would violate state law, and a judge found "no indication" that the state had a problem with its voter lists.

Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane initially recognized DOJ authority under the Civil Rights Act but later objected after learning of personally identifiable information transmitted outside approved channels. James Craig, a lawyer in Idaho Republican Attorney General Raul Labrador's office, wrote on July 10 urging federal officials to drop the litigation.

" Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15 that most cases remain under appeal.