Trump administration sued over collection of state voter data
Voting and privacy rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Department of Homeland Security illegally collected voter files from 47 states.
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The Trump administration faces a federal lawsuit over efforts to gather and analyze sensitive voter information across the United States. Fox News reported that a complaint was filed in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. [1]
According to Fox News, the lawsuit alleges that the Department of Homeland Security obtained voter files from at least 47 states. The legal action claims that officials handled the information in ways that violate federal law and ignore privacy rights. [1]
The complaint states that the Department of Homeland Security engaged in a secret probe of voter information. Fox News reported that the agency established a policy to combine the voter files with commercial datasets, which ignores federal safeguards. [1]
The legal action was brought by advocacy groups including the League of Women Voters and the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. [1][3]
In short
- A lawsuit was filed against the Trump administration in a federal court in Washington, D.C.
- The lawsuit claims the Department of Homeland Security obtained voter files from at least 47 states.
- The complaint alleges DHS combined state voter data with commercial datasets in violation of federal law.
- The League of Women Voters and the Electronic Privacy Information Center brought the case.
Sources
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- [1]Trump admin sued over alleged illegal collection of sensitive voter data from 47 statesFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]47's decline: Trump insider on POTUS running out of time, lies, optionsModern Ghana, 6h ago
Background
- [3]Second presidency of Donald Trump on Wikipedia
- [4]Australian builder sued over alleged billing for extreme work hours FTMQ News, 2d ago
- [5]Adidas sues Australian fashion label White Fox over four stripe design FTMQ News, 7d ago
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