Trump’s Department of Justice sues Utah to force it to hand over sensitive voter information

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 1,171

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it had filed federal lawsuits against Utah and four other states — Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey — “for failure to produce their full voter registration lists upon request.”

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court against Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson accuses her of violating the Civil Rights Act by refusing to “provide the demanded federal election records.” …

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