A federal judge has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking access to extensive personal information about New Jersey voters, ruling against the U.S. Department of Justice’s effort to obtain sensitive voter registration data, including home addresses, driver’s license numbers, birth dates, partial Social Security numbers and other personal information.
The lawsuit, United States v. Caldwell, challenged New Jersey’s refusal to provide the requested records, arguing the information was needed to enforce federal election laws. State officials maintained that the request exceeded federal legal authority and threatened the privacy of millions of registered voters.
In a statement, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport hailed the ruling as a victory for voter privacy.
“We are grateful for the district court’s decision, which correctly found that DOJ’s demand for voters’ personal information lacked support in federal law,” Davenport said. “Every court to consider the question, now totaling seventeen district courts and a federal court of appeals, have unanimously rejected this clear federal overreach. We will continue to act in accordance with federal and state law and protect New Jerseyans’ privacy and people’s personal information.”
The decision marks another setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain voter registration records from states as part of its broader focus on election integrity and voter roll maintenance.
The Justice Department said it would challenge the judge’s ruling.
“We disagree with the court’s decision and will appeal,” it said in a statement
U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who has been involved in the administration’s election-related legal efforts, criticized the decision on social media, arguing the state was shielding unlawful voters rather than protecting privacy.
“All you are protecting here is illegitimate voters who cancelled out the votes of your own state’s citizens, in violation of federal law,” Dhillon wrote. “Whose side are you on, Governor? And how big is this problem, really? Stay tuned. This isn’t over.”
The ruling leaves in place New Jersey’s refusal to release the requested voter information pending the results of the appeal.
What else is expected from a Biden appointee????
In another capacity he would’ve been the lawyer representing the Sherrill administration
It’s ok. If you want, you can send the Trump DOJ your name, residential and mailing address, DOB, license number, social security number, party affiliation, full history of who you voted for in past elections, when you registered to vote, where you voted, and whether you vote in person or via mail.
Just don’t force everyone else to also divulge that information.
The request is for the illegal votes that they registered. To find out what othe rillegal information and activities they are involved in. No onerequested the millions of NJ elligible voters.
Good.