Trump’s Justice Department lost yet another attempt to access a state’s unredacted voter rolls, bringing their record to 0 for 20. Trump Suffers 20th Straight Loss in Pathetic.

Trump DOJ Suffers 20th Straight Court Defeat Over State Voter Rolls

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department suffered another major courtroom setback in its effort to obtain detailed voter-registration records from states, marking the department’s 20th consecutive loss in the legal campaign.

The latest defeat came in Colorado, where a federal judge dismissed the administration’s lawsuit seeking access to sensitive, unredacted voter information. The judge ruled that the DOJ had not provided a sufficient legal justification for obtaining the records and concluded that the unredacted voter rolls were not records the department was entitled to under federal law.

The Colorado decision followed a string of similar rulings across the country. Courts have repeatedly rejected the Justice Department’s attempts to compel states to hand over sensitive voter information, including data such as dates of birth, addresses and partial Social Security numbers.

The administration says its efforts are intended to protect election integrity and ensure that voter-registration lists are properly maintained. The Justice Department has argued that federal law gives it authority to obtain statewide voter lists as part of efforts to identify people who may be ineligible to vote.

But states and voting-rights organizations have challenged those demands, arguing that the federal government is seeking information that is protected under state and federal privacy laws and that election administration has traditionally been handled largely by the states.

The Colorado ruling was particularly significant because the judge dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the DOJ could not simply bring the same case back to that court.

And the streak did not end there. Within days, another court defeat pushed the administration’s record to 21 consecutive losses in these voter-roll cases. Reuters reported that the losses had occurred in federal courts involving states across the country, with the DOJ appealing many of the decisions.

The legal battle is therefore becoming a major issue ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, as the Trump administration continues its push for greater federal oversight of voter-registration data.

For now, however, the courts have repeatedly told the administration that its demands for states’ unredacted voter rolls have not been sufficiently justified under existing law.

20 losses became 21 — and the legal fight over who controls America’s voter data is far from over.