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Posted on 01/16/2026 6:23:52 AM PST by DFG
A federal judge Thursday dealt a significant legal setback to the Trump administration in its efforts to obtain voter data held by states.
In a 33-page order, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter in California dismissed a lawsuit that sought to give the Justice Department access to the Democratic-led state’s voter files, including records like Social Security numbers and driver’s license information.
California is one of 23 states, along with Washington, D.C., that the Justice Department has sued for refusing to hand over the voter data.
The lawsuit against California was filed in September.
“Clean voter rolls are the foundation of free and fair elections,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement at the time. “Every state has a responsibility to ensure that voter registration records are accurate, accessible, and secure — states that don’t fulfill that obligation will see this Department of Justice in court.”
The judge, a Clinton appointee, slammed those efforts in his ruling Thursday, writing that the administration's request “threatens the right to vote which is the cornerstone of American democracy.”
“The Department of Justice seeks to use civil rights legislation which was enacted for an entirely different purpose to amass and retain an unprecedented amount of confidential voter data," Carter wrote. "The centralization of this information by the federal government would have a chilling effect on voter registration which would inevitably lead to decreasing voter turnout as voters fear that their information is being used for some inappropriate or unlawful purpose.”
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups involved in the case praised the ruling in a joint statement.
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OK. No electoral state count in federal elections then.
What are they afraid of?
THE TRUTH
“The judge, a Clinton appointee, slammed those efforts in his ruling Thursday, writing that the administration’s request “threatens the right to vote which is the cornerstone of American democracy.””
A corrupt, partisan statement by a judge if I ever heard one.
David Carter is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
— Source: Ballotpedia
Open a federal investigation based on the already known corruption and subpoena the records. Just do it under the equal protection clause.
Knowing who is legally allowed to vote is a threat to Democrats not democracy
The judges are running out of much to say that has any substance or meaning. Pretty funny, really.
Cockroaches hate the light.
November is getting closer. Are they trying to run out the clock?
The judge stated he fully expects this to be appeal to a higher court, so it looks like this isn’t even close to the end. Which is good. We should just expect the district level to dismiss these and require us to elevate them. My question is this why are we so terrible at judge shopping?
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter gives aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States. The Constitution has a word for that.
Yert, when the PolParties ask for it, it is happily given to them, sometimes for a nominal price.
Ooops
Not yert ... yet
These types of appeals (dealing with voter issues) typically are accelerated.
Not sure if we actually ‘shopped’ this judge, or, if he was *somehow* appointed.
“The centralization of this information by the federal government would have a chilling effect on voter registration which would inevitably lead to decreasing voter turnout as voters fear that their information is being used for some inappropriate or unlawful purpose.”
Only if they are illegal aliens, or fraudsters using fake names/addresses.
An absurd ruling that will be overturned upon appeal.
Looks like this *Judge* was *randomly* assigned.
LOL .. sure!
This
I think per the recent SC ruling on standing, this wins on appeal.
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