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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Arizona voter rolls
Az Family ^ | April 28, 2026 | Ben Bradley

Posted on 04/28/2026 7:55:46 PM PDT by Coronal

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A federal judge in Arizona has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking unredacted voter rolls from the secretary of state’s office.

On Tuesday in Phoenix, District Judge Susan M. Brnovich granted Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ motion to dismiss the suit filed at the beginning of the year.

Federal officials say the data is needed to ensure election security, and have requested information including full names, dates of birth, addresses and driver’s license numbers. As of April 1, the DOJ reports that it has sued 30 states and the District of Columbia for failing to turn over complete voter registration lists, calling the refusal a violation of federal law.

Arizona was sued on Jan. 6 after the DOJ claimed that Fontes didn’t respond to the agency’s requests. But Fontes pushed back, saying his office did respond, twice—refusing to sign two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) letters last summer. He said to do so would break state and federal privacy laws and told the DOJ to “pound sand.”

Judges have now ruled against the DOJ in six states. In Arizona, Judge Brnovich dismissed the claim with prejudice because “amendment would be legally futile,” meaning it can’t be refiled.

(Excerpt) Read more at azfamily.com ...


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1 posted on 04/28/2026 7:55:46 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: Coronal

Appeal...?


2 posted on 04/28/2026 7:57:15 PM PDT by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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To: Coronal
District Judge Susan Brnovich

Trump appointed

C’mon man!

3 posted on 04/28/2026 8:10:54 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Coronal

Krooks...


4 posted on 04/28/2026 8:15:32 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: hole_n_one

She has a long, fat neck.

Doesn’t mean she isn’t a Libtard.


5 posted on 04/28/2026 8:18:29 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: hole_n_one
"Brnovich earned her Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Science, and Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2]"

Well....No.... UW Madison is not noted for its conservatism.

6 posted on 04/28/2026 8:29:17 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: Coronal
Not particularly relevant. DOJ has most of the records already from the Az Senate

This will either be escalated to a criminal investigation as in Fulton County in the near future or there is no evidence of misconduct to bring charges

7 posted on 04/28/2026 8:29:39 PM PDT by rdcbn1 (..when poets buy guns, tourist season is over................Walter R. Mead)
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To: Coronal

Relationship to Mark? Who was equally good for nothing.


8 posted on 04/28/2026 8:37:55 PM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: b4me

His wife, I believe.


9 posted on 04/28/2026 8:39:41 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: Coronal

We need arrests at this point. We can’t let them get away with stealing elections. If it leads to civil war then so be it. Otherwise, we’re handing our offspring bondage to the govt.


10 posted on 04/28/2026 8:44:24 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Bullish

You do know that Mark Brnovich died of heart attack just 2 months ago at the age of 59. We went to his celebration of life and yes Susan is his widow.


11 posted on 04/28/2026 8:56:14 PM PDT by princess leah
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To: Coronal

I think AZ is one of the few that doesn’t consider voter rolls to be public info. But the DOJ insists on combining non voter info in their requests. If the just get the data and mine it themselves they would actually accomplish something but they are are lawyers.


12 posted on 04/28/2026 9:02:30 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: Coronal

Next stop appeals court.


13 posted on 04/28/2026 9:03:24 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: princess leah

Yes, Mark was OK....

...not completely dyed in deep red blood, but red enough...I assume his wife was similarly centered.


14 posted on 04/28/2026 9:12:19 PM PDT by chiller ( Davy Crockett said:"Be sure you're right, then go ahead." I'll go ahead.)
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To: Coronal

The Sinaloa Cartel Wins

Hope the payment Susan got from them was worth it


15 posted on 04/28/2026 9:22:31 PM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Regulator

Somebody check how many houses she owns.


16 posted on 04/28/2026 9:53:00 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: Coronal

Susan Marie Skibba Brnovich (born June 6, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Brnovich has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2011.

On January 23, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brnovich to an undetermined seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.[5] On January 24, 2018.

Brnovich was married to Republican former Attorney General of Arizona Mark Brnovich until his death in early 2026.


17 posted on 04/28/2026 10:44:34 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: Coronal

Judge has a conflict of interests: her husband was involved in the 2020 Maricopa County vote review.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-phoenix-congress-elections-b53523ff5a568bcef9dca78c3d120698


18 posted on 04/29/2026 12:17:43 AM PDT by Fedora
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To: hole_n_one

Yep. Trump appointed her.


19 posted on 04/29/2026 12:24:17 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITT)
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To: tennmountainman

It certainly appears that MOST judges are in fact libtards.


20 posted on 04/29/2026 4:48:57 AM PDT by Machavelli (True God)
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