Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Request for Massachusetts Voter Rolls

The Justice Department did not provide a proper explanation for requesting the information, the judge ruled.

Voters fill out their ballots at the Newton Free Library in Newton, Mass., on Sept. 3, 2024. Steven Senne/AP Photo

A federal judge in Massachusetts on April 9 tossed out a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit demanding the state’s voter roll information.

Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi first requested the information in July as part of a broader DOJ effort to check if states were following federal election laws. Many states, including Massachusetts, have resisted.