A federal appeals court rules that Michigan may withhold sensitive voter registration details, rejecting the Department of Justice’s request and blocking the Donald Trump administration’s broader audit of unredacted rolls.The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court by a 2-1 vote, finding that Civil Rights Act provisions and Title III of the Voting Rights Act do not authorize forced disclosure of state-assembled voter files.The decision follows similar losses in lower courts, notes that at least 13 states provided partial lists, and raises the likelihood of
Supreme Court review as the Department of Justice prepares additional litigation.