Federal judge rejects DOJ lawsuit against Rhode Island over voter rolls

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 1,694

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Rhode Island is now the fifth state to reel in what a federal judge in Providence on Friday morning called a “fishing expedition” by President Donald Trump’s administration to obtain sensitive voter data.

In her order filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Rhode Island, U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy granted a motion by Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore and voting rights intervenors to dismiss the U.S. Department of …

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