# Federal judge accuses Justice Department of seeking to subvert civil rights laws with voter roll audit plan

https://mins.news/en/item/93990

- CNN, 2026-10-10 00:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/09/politics/judge-sparkle-sooknanan-justice-department-civil-rights-division-voter-rolls?Date=20261009&Profile=CNN

> A federal judge accused the Justice Department of trying to undermine civil rights laws through a voter roll audit plan, warning that it would trample longstanding laws carefully designed to protect Americans’ rights.

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