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Democracy Docket: Most of Trump DOJ's voter roll losses have come from GOP-appointed judges
Link: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/most-of-trump-dojs-voter-roll-losses-have-come-from-gop-appointed-judges/
In an era of extraordinary partisan polarization, federal judges appointed by presidents of both parties have found common ground on at least one issue: President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice does not have a right to seize state voter rolls.
Trump’s DOJ has now lost all 15 of its district court cases to reach a ruling seeking statewide voter registration data, including a recent rapid succession of defeats in New York, West Virginia, Virginia and New Mexico. No judge has ordered a state to hand over an unredacted statewide voter file. And those rulings have not come primarily from judges appointed by Democrats.
In fact, nine of the 15 losses — 60% — were handed down by Republican-appointed judges. Six were issued by Trump appointees and three by judges appointed by former President George W. Bush. The other six rulings came from judges appointed by Democratic presidents: four Obama appointees, one Clinton appointee and one Biden appointee.
The numbers make it difficult for DOJ to portray its perfect losing record as the product of liberal “activist” judges or hostile jurisdictions. Judges with vastly different backgrounds and appointing presidents have repeatedly identified the same fundamental defects in the department’s nationwide campaign.
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Trump’s DOJ has now lost all 15 of its district court cases to reach a ruling seeking statewide voter registration data, including a recent rapid succession of defeats in New York, West Virginia, Virginia and New Mexico. No judge has ordered a state to hand over an unredacted statewide voter file. And those rulings have not come primarily from judges appointed by Democrats.
In fact, nine of the 15 losses — 60% — were handed down by Republican-appointed judges. Six were issued by Trump appointees and three by judges appointed by former President George W. Bush. The other six rulings came from judges appointed by Democratic presidents: four Obama appointees, one Clinton appointee and one Biden appointee.
The numbers make it difficult for DOJ to portray its perfect losing record as the product of liberal “activist” judges or hostile jurisdictions. Judges with vastly different backgrounds and appointing presidents have repeatedly identified the same fundamental defects in the department’s nationwide campaign.
Thank you federal judges, for upholding our Constitution!
