A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) lawsuit to obtain Michigan’s voter rolls, stating in her ruling that the department is not authorized to have the information.
The DOJ in September 2025 filed a lawsuit against the state after Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, said she would not provide voter list maintenance information and the state’s voter registration list to the government.
U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou wrote in her order that she would dismiss the DOJ’s lawsuit, saying the state doesn’t have to comply with the department’s demands under federal election laws….
Federal Judge Rejects DOJ’s Request for Michigan Voter Data
