Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ effort to seize voter rolls ahead of 2026 midterms
A federal judge dealt a sharp setback to the Trump administration on Monday, dismissing a Justice Department lawsuit seeking access to Oregon’s voter rolls amid growing alarm over election interference ahead of the 2026 midterms. The ruling halts one front of a sweeping DOJ campaign to obtain sensitive voter data from states nationwide — a push critics say is designed to justify mass voter purges and advance Trump’s long-debunked claims of widespread fraud. With Democrats currently favored in the midterm landscape, voting rights advocates warn the administration’s aggressive legal strategy, which has already targeted 24 states, is less about election integrity than reshaping the electorate itself.
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Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ effort to seize voter rolls ahead of 2026 midterms Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ effort to seize voter rolls ahead of 2026 midterms