Trump’s Justice Department revives lawsuit seeking sensitive voter data in Georgia

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 450

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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U.S. Department of Justice officials have refiled a lawsuit against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger seeking Georgia’s unredacted voter data, this time in an Atlanta-based court in the Northern District of Georgia, where Raffensperger’s primary office is located.

Last week, a federal judge in the Middle District of Georgia dismissed a similar lawsuit, arguing that the Macon-based court lacked jurisdiction over the case “because the Attorney General’s demand was not made, and the demanded …

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