The Department of Justice has a record of zero wins in 23 voter-data cases.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
… guest tonight, just CannCon and Ashe in America playing prosecutor as they roll the tape on David Becker's members-only town hall, the one Ashe tried to record and got 49 minutes of silence for her trouble, now recovered from the group's own YouTube. They pick apart his victory-lap framing that the DOJ is a perfect zero for 23 in voter-data cases, his turnout sleight of hand, and a candid admission that even the government's own analysis shows non-citizen voting almost never happens. …
Multiple sources report that the DOJ has lost all 23 of its decided voter-roll cases and won none, which matches the claim's 'zero wins in 23' framing. The claim is faithful to the passage, and the sources were published after the post date.
What we found
Supports. The NYT (Sept 10, 2026) reports the Justice Department has sued 30 states, lost 23 of those cases, and won none, with decisions pending in the rest.[3]
Supports. Democracy Docket (Aug 18, 2026) says DOJ's district court record 'now stands at 0 for 23', and a Yahoo/Minnesota report (Aug 17, 2026) describes the same 0-23 record.[4][5]
Supports. The Wisconsin tracker (Jan 2026) states that no court at the district or appellate level has ruled in favor of the DOJ, and the Boston Globe (Sept 10, 2026) repeats the 23-lost, none-won count.[2][6]
Context. Earlier snapshots (AP, April 2026; tracker, January 2026) show smaller counts of dismissals at the time, which reflects the timing of the reporting rather than a conflict with the 0-23 figure.[1][2]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1DOJ loses another lawsuit seeking a state's detailed voter ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Tracker: DOJ Lawsuits Seeking States' Sensitive Voter Datastatedemocracy.law.wisc.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3D.O.J. Escalates Threats to States in Battle for Election Recordsnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Even after 23 straight losses, Trump DOJ keeps appealing its ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Federal judge tosses out DOJ lawsuit seeking Minnesota ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6DOJ escalates threats to states in battle for election recordsbostonglobe.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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