The Department of Justice has a record of 0 wins and 23 losses in the voter data cases filed against states.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
Multiple recent sources report the DOJ's district court record in its voter roll suits as 0 wins and 23 losses, and none show a court ruling for the DOJ. Earlier trackers cite 27 dismissals, a figure that conflicts with the 23 count, but the more recent reports consistently use 23.
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… over the last 20 months, I'm going to go through a lot of those headlines, and we're going to talk about them just right now and for a second, so, for instance, the voter data cases as I mentioned, the DOJ filed 31 cases against 30 states and dc to date, 23 of those cases have been decided by the courts, and the DOJ's record in those cases is perfect they are 0 and 23. I'm a former DOJ lawyer. It is hard to contemplate a set of cases being, going 0 and one or 0 and two, and definitely not 0 and three in any previous Justice Department under any kind, either party, under any administration, because as soon as that happened, …
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Supports. Democracy Docket (Aug 18, 2026) reports the DOJ's district court record 'now stands at 0 for 23' and that it has lost all 23 district court rulings.[2]
Supports. Yahoo News (Aug 17, 2026) reports a Minnesota dismissal marking the DOJ's 0-23 record in obtaining voter information from states.[3]
Supports. The Boston Globe (Sept 10, 2026) reports the DOJ has sued 30 states, lost 23 of those cases, and won none, with decisions pending in the rest.[4]
Supports. The Independent (Sept 10, 2026) reports 'not a single federal judge' has granted the DOJ access to voter files and describes '23 straight losses in court.'[5]
Supports. The University of Wisconsin State Democracy Research Initiative tracker states that no court at the district or appellate level has ruled in favor of the DOJ.[1]
Context. Earlier tracker snapshots (Brennan Center, Aug 2025; Wisconsin tracker, dated Jan 2026 but citing June 2026 events) report 27 dismissals, and the July 2026 Election Law Blog reported 0-15 in district courts. These are earlier or inconsistent snapshots and do not change the later 0-23 count.[1][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 primary, 6 not rated
- 1Tracker: DOJ Lawsuits Seeking States' Sensitive Voter Datastatedemocracy.law.wisc.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Even after 23 straight losses, Trump DOJ keeps appealing its ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Federal judge tosses out DOJ lawsuit seeking Minnesota ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4DOJ escalates threats to states in battle for election recordsbostonglobe.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump lost 23 legal battles over voter data. Now DOJ is demanding states hand it overthe-independent.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Informationbrennancenter.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7SDRI Tracker of DOJ's Voting Data Lawsuits - Election Law Blogelectionlawblog.org · not rated · cited for: context
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