California Voter Information Protected From Disclosure to DOJ

The Trump administration’s attempt to obtain voters’ personal information from California violates their privacy rights, a federal judge said Thursday, blocking the Department of Justice’s bid for drivers licenses and social security numbers from the state’s voting rolls.

“The taking of democracy does not occur in one fell swoop; it is chipped away piece-by-piece until there is nothing left,” Judge David Carter said. “The case before the Court is one of these cuts that imperils all Americans.”

Carter of the US District Court for the Central District of California decried the administration’s use of civil rights laws for a request ...