美国司法部要求提供选民数据, 但法官拒绝了. Judge dismisses DOJ request for voter data citing legal requirements.

美国司法部要求详细的选民数据, 这是第五次法院拒绝这样一个请求. A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking detailed voter data, marking the fifth time a court has rejected such a request. 美国司法部的法律要求没有达到1960年公民权利法, 并指出该机构的理由缺乏事实依据. Judge Leo Sorokin ruled the DOJ failed to meet legal requirements under a 1960 civil rights law, noting the agency’s justification lacked a factual basis. 虽然该部门认为数据是为了选举安全和公民身份验证而需要的, 但州官员则提到隐私问题. While the department argues the data is needed for election security and citizenship verification, state officials cite privacy concerns. 联邦政府试图获取来自各州的敏感选民信息, 但这一裁决已成为法律挑战的一大趋势. The ruling adds to a pattern of legal challenges to the federal government’s efforts to access sensitive voter information from states.