{
  "id": 13316979,
  "title": "Federal judge: DOJ cannot request states' voter lists for eligibility database",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/federal-judge-doj-cannot-request-states-voter-lists-for-eligibility",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T03:13:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6140273-judge-blocks-doj-voter-rolls-program/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge struck down on Friday the Justice Department’s nationwide effort to collect voter registration records and identify suspected non-U.S. citizens, blocking the Trump administration from continuing the program even in states that voluntarily cooperated. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington ruled the department exceeded its legal authority and violated federal privacy…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge strikes down DOJ's policy of reviewing state voter rolls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/judge-strikes-down-dojs-policy-of-reviewing-state-voter-rolls",
        "published": "2026-10-09T22:46:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}