United States v. Rhode Island
The Department of Justice sues Rhode Island for the state's refusal to hand sensitive voter data over to the federal government.
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- Date Filed Dec 2, 2025
- Litigation Status Case Pending: No decision yet on harmful policy
On December 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Rhode Island alleging that the state has failed to provide information about voter list maintenance procedures and electronic copies of statewide voter rolls. The lawsuit alleges that Rhode Island and its Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore violated the Civil Rights Act of 1960 by refusing to produce a current unredacted electronic copy of the state’s voter registration list. Rhode Island expressed concerns over the rights and privacy of its citizens after the Department of Justice demanded unredacted voter list data, which would contain personally identifiable information such as partial Social Security numbers. The state did make available the publicly available list.