PoliticsTrump-appointed U.S. District Judge David Barlow ruled Oct. 23 that the Civil Rights Act of 1960 does not reach Utah's statewide voter list and dismissed the Justice Department's suit with prejudice. Of 31 DOJ voter-roll suits, 27 have now been dismissed, Oklahoma settled, and suits against Delaware, Hawaii and Idaho remain pending. Most dismissals are on appeal.
PoliticsFederal prosecutors say all 28 are lawful permanent residents and all appear on the list of more than 20,000 likely noncitizen registrants DOJ gave California last week. California's attorney general says 28 cases out of 23 million voters show the state's safeguards are working. None of the defendants has been convicted.
PoliticsStephen Miller's Monday post said blue states refused to hand over voter and welfare rolls and that Democrat judges blocked DOJ and DHS. ProPublica and a University of Wisconsin Law School tracker find 26 dismissals by Trump, Bush and Democratic appointees alike.