A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s use of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) database for voter roll verification, a ruling that also restricts the Trump campaign from accessing the data, according to court records and news reports. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the District of Columbia issued the order in response to a lawsuit from Democratic and voting rights groups, who argued that the restructured SAVE database violated federal privacy laws and could be used to improperly remove eligible voters from state rolls. The order prohibits the administration from using the database to verify citizenship…

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