Federal judge blocks Trump administration voter-screening database
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled on Monday that the Trump administration violated federal privacy protections by overhauling the SAVE database to include Social Security data for voter roll purges. The order halts use of the expanded data system, which the judge said unlawfully consolidated private information of millions of Americans.
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CNN frames the ruling as a major setback for Trump's voter purge efforts and details the administration's pressure campaign on states. The other outlets focus narrowly on the judge's order and privacy violations.
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“Judge strikes down Trump administration database of Social Security numbers, citizenship status” · The Hill, Politico
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ABCABC News Judge blocks Trump administration's 'haphazard' voter-screening database 2h ago CENTER4
HThe Hill Judge strikes down Trump administration database of Social Security numbers, citizenship status 1h ago PPolitico Judge blocks Trump admin's database of Americans' social security numbers and citizenship status 9h ago RReuters Judge blocks Trump's use of revamped immigration database for voter checks 9h ago APAP News Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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