# Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Voter Roll Culling

> Federal judge rules Trump's effort to remove ineligible voters from state rolls unlawful.
- Title: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Voter Roll Culling | Shortify
- Summary: Federal judge rules Trump's effort to remove ineligible voters from state rolls unlawful. A federal judge declared the Department of Justice's attempt to…
- Keywords: federal judge, department of justice, voter rolls, state elections, trump administration, common cause, midterm elections, voter fraud, news, politics, world, Federal
- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/federal-judge-rules-against-trumps-effort-to-cull-voters-from-state-rolls
- Published: 2026-10-09T21:46:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: federal judge, department of justice, voter rolls, state elections, trump administration, common cause, midterm elections, voter fraud, news, politics, world
## Federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled the Department of Justice’s current effort to remove people from state voter rolls unlawful, arbitrary, and violating federal privacy laws.

> unlawful, arbitrary and capricious
## Common Cause sues
Common Cause, a non-partisan advocacy group, sued the Department of Justice to block its effort to cull ineligible voters from state rolls.
## Trump's voter culling plan
Trump ordered the Department of Justice to restrict early and mail-in voting and cull ineligible voters from state rolls, which states maintain.
## Key takeaway

A federal judge declared the Department of Justice's attempt to cull voters from state rolls unlawful, stating it violates federal privacy laws and is arbitrary.