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Judge Dismisses DOJ Bid for Nevada’s Unredacted Voter List

8/15/2026

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Judge Anne R. Traum dismissed the Department of Justice (DOJ) suit seeking Nevada’s unredacted voter list, granting the state’s motion.
The decision, Nevada’s 22nd win against the Trump administration’s voter-roll demands, held the list is not covered by Title III of the 1960 Civil Rights Act and said the DOJ offered no factual basis.
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford called the ruling a protection of Nevadans’ data and an intimidation tactic.

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Judge Anne R. Traum dismissed the Department of Justice (DOJ) suit seeking Nevada’s unredacted voter list, granting the state’s motion.
The decision, Nevada’s 22nd win against the Trump administration’s voter-roll demands, held the list is not covered by Title III of the 1960 Civil Rights Act and said the DOJ offered no factual basis.
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford called the ruling a protection of Nevadans’ data and an intimidation tactic.