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Judge says justice department policy of checking state voter rolls against a federal immigration database is unlawful

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the US justice department’s policy of collecting states’ unredacted voter rolls to check them against a federal immigration database was unlawful.

In a 78-page ruling, judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the department’s list maintenance policy, adopted to comply with Donald Trump’s election integrity executive order, violated privacy laws and risked disenfranchising voters.

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Five Republican-held state attorneys general offices are poised to flip blue, expanding the Democratic Party’s power to challenge President Trump’s policies in court. With those victories, Democrats control the majority of attorneys general offices.

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The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft’s access to a program that allows skilled foreign workers to apply for permanent residency in the United States, saying the company is under investigation for its hiring practices.

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