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◆ THE TRACKER · DOJ VOTER-DATA DOCKET

30 states, one demand: hand over your voters.

The Justice Department has sued 30 states and DC for their full voter-registration data under the Civil Rights Act of 1960. Birthdates, partial Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers. This is the live docket. Courts are dismissing broadly. The fight is in the circuits now.

BY A LITTLE BIRDUPDATED JUNE 18, 2026LIVE

Docket data: State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin Law School, and primary court filings.

Suits filed
30 & DC
Civil Rights Act of 1960 demands, filed since September 2025.
District dismissals
8
CA, OR, MI, MA, RI, AZ, WI, ME. Georgia dismissed for wrong venue and refiled.
On appeal
6
Across 3 circuits: 9th (CA, OR, AZ), 6th (MI), 1st (MA, RI).
Settled / handed over
1
Oklahoma settled 3/24/26. State to provide data; DOJ dismisses.

Live docket

// 30 STATES + DC · FILTER AND SORT
StateFiled ▲Court / CircuitCase No.Judge(s)ClaimsStatus
Maine9/16/2025D. Maine1:25-cv-00468WalkerNVRA, HAVA, CRA 1960DISMISSED
Dismissed 5/21/26.
Oregon9/16/20259th Circuit (from D. Oregon)26-1231Bennett, Koh, Mendoza Jr.NVRA, HAVA, CRA 1960ON APPEAL
Argued 5/19/26, awaiting ruling. Dismissed 2/5/26.
California9/25/20259th Circuit (from C.D. Cal.)26-1232Bennett, Koh, Mendoza Jr.CRA 1960ON APPEAL
Argued 5/19/26, awaiting ruling. Dismissed 1/15/26.
Michigan9/25/20256th Circuit (from W.D. Mich.)26-1225Cole, Nalbandian, MathisNVRA, HAVA, CRA 1960ON APPEAL
Argued 5/13/26, awaiting ruling. Dismissed 2/10/26.
Minnesota9/25/2025D. Minnesota0:25-cv-03761MenendezNVRA, HAVA, CRA 1960PENDING
Awaiting ruling after 4/6/26 hearing.
New Hampshire9/25/2025D. New Hampshire1:25-cv-00371LaplanteNVRA, HAVA, CRA 1960PENDING
Awaiting ruling after 5/26/26 hearing.
New York9/25/2025N.D. New York1:25-cv-01338D'AgostinoNVRA, HAVA, CRA 1960PENDING
Briefing complete.
Pennsylvania9/25/2025W.D. Pennsylvania2:25-cv-01481BissoonNVRA, HAVA, CRA 1960PENDING
DOJ moved to transfer to M.D. PA.
Maryland12/1/2025D. Maryland1:25-cv-03934GallagherCRA 1960PENDING
Hearing 6/10/26.
Vermont12/1/2025D. Vermont2:25-cv-00903LanthierCRA 1960PENDING
Awaiting ruling after 4/14/26 hearing.
Delaware12/2/2025D. Delaware1:25-cv-01453AndrewsCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing complete.
New Mexico12/2/2025D. New Mexico1:25-cv-01193HerreraCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing complete.
Rhode Island12/2/20251st Circuit (from D. RI)25-1665Panel TBDCRA 1960ON APPEAL
DOJ noticed appeal 6/3/26. Dismissed 4/17/26.
Washington12/2/2025W.D. Washington3:25-cv-06078EvansonCRA 1960PENDING
Hearing 8/4/26.
Colorado12/11/2025D. Colorado1:25-cv-03967BrimmerCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing complete.
Hawaii12/11/2025D. Hawaii1:25-cv-00522KobayashiCRA 1960STAYED
Stayed pending 9th Circuit CA/OR outcome.
Massachusetts12/11/20251st Circuit (from D. Mass.)26-1657Panel TBDCRA 1960ON APPEAL
DOJ noticed appeal 6/1/26. Dismissed 4/9/26.
Nevada12/11/2025D. Nevada3:25-cv-00728TraumCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing complete.
District of Columbia12/18/2025D. DC1:25-cv-04403MossCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing complete.
Georgia (1)12/18/2025M.D. Georgia5:25-cv-00548RoyalCRA 1960DISMISSED
Dismissed 1/23/26 for wrong venue. Refiled.
Wisconsin12/18/2025W.D. Wisconsin3:25-cv-01036PetersonCRA 1960DISMISSED
Dismissed 5/21/26. Court held states need not provide lists under the CRA.
Illinois12/19/2025C.D. Illinois3:25-cv-03398LawlessCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing complete.
Arizona1/6/20269th Circuit (from D. Ariz.)26-3609Panel TBDCRA 1960ON APPEAL
DOJ noticed appeal 6/3/26. District dismissal 4/28/26.
Connecticut1/6/2026D. Connecticut3:26-cv-00021DooleyCRA 1960PENDING
Awaiting ruling from 3/19/26 show-cause hearing.
Virginia1/16/2026E.D. Virginia3:26-cv-00042YoungCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing underway.
Georgia (2)1/23/2026N.D. Georgia1:26-cv-00485RossCRA 1960PENDING
Recusal motion underway. 6/3/26 hearing postponed.
Kentucky2/26/2026E.D. Kentucky3:26-cv-00019Horn BoomCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing complete.
New Jersey2/26/2026D. New Jersey3:26-cv-02025QuraishiCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing underway.
Oklahoma2/26/2026W.D. Oklahoma5:26-cv-00361GoodwinCRA 1960SETTLED
Settled 3/24/26. State to provide data; DOJ dismisses.
Utah2/26/2026D. Utah2:26-cv-00166BarlowCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing underway.
West Virginia2/26/2026S.D. West Virginia2:26-cv-00156JohnstonCRA 1960PENDING
Briefing underway.
Idaho4/1/2026D. Idaho1:26-cv-00197WinmillCRA 1960PENDING
State response due 6/30/26.

What to watch

// THE LINCHPIN

The 9th Circuit is the linchpin. California and Oregon were argued May 19, Michigan in the 6th on May 13, and Hawaii's case is frozen until the 9th rules. A ruling for DOJ in any circuit reopens the data demand nationwide; a clean affirmance hardens the state firewall. Two related suits sit alongside this docket: League of Women Voters v. DHS, challenging SAVE's use as a national citizenship database, and Common Cause v. DOJ, on the federal Privacy Act.

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