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Federal judge blocks DOJ access to NJ voter rolls amid statewide controversy

A federal judge in New Jersey blocked the Justice Department from gaining access to the state's unredacted voter rolls on Wednesday.District Judge Zahid Quraishi, a Biden appointee, ruled that handing over the rolls could give rise to privacy concerns for voters. The ruling is the latest defeat for President Donald Trump's administration after the DOJ sued Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey for access to their voter rolls earlier this year.The administration argued that Title III of the Civil Rights Act granted federal authorities access to the lists, but Quraishi disagree...