The Department of Justice's lawsuit against Utah for access to its voter registration database was dismissed by U.S. District Judge David Barlow, marking the DOJ's 27th consecutive loss in similar cases. Judge Barlow ruled that the database maintained by Utah's Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson does not fall under Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960. This ruling ends the case at the district court level unless the DOJ appeals. Currently, three other DOJ voter-roll cases remain unresolved.
Key facts
- Judge David Barlow dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit against Utah's Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson.
- This ruling marks the DOJ's 27th consecutive loss in district court regarding voter rolls.
- Barlow ruled that Utah's voter registration database does not fall under Title III of the Civil Rights Act.
- Only three of DOJ's voter-roll cases remain unresolved in district court.
- Henderson provided only publicly available voter information to the DOJ.
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