Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters (opens in new tab)

Voting booths are set up at a polling location inside St. Luke's Methodist Church, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)2026-06-22T20:39:28Z WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be used.U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups that argued the recent upgrades to the program, ...