Nebraska Supreme Court rules voter data case is moot because feds already have records

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lawsuit that sought to stop the state from handing over voter data to the DOJ is moot.

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 520

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lawsuit that sought to stop the state from handing over potentially sensitive voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice is moot and dismissed the appeal.

The court in its ruling wrote, “because Nebraska’s voter registration list has already been released to the DOJ, this matter is moot, and we decline to apply the public interest exception to the mootness doctrine. As such, the …

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