A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking access to Oregon’s complete and unredacted voter rolls, a decision influenced by the administration’s actions in another state. The government failed to meet the legal standard of the Civil Rights ActKasubhai ruled that the administration’s request did not meet the requirements of the Civil Rights Act of 1960. The federal government’s demand letters to Oregon made no claims or suggestions that its investigation was related to allegations of discrimination, the judge ruled. Lawyers believed it was a ruse to gain information for immigration enforcementOpponents of the federal request consistently argued that the stated goal of verifying voter lists was a pretext. Bondi’s letter to Minnesota, which linked voter data access with immigration demands, was seen as confirmation of these suspicions.