Key facts
- A federal judge rejected a DOJ subpoena for 2020 election worker names in Fulton County, Georgia.
- The judge found the DOJ subpoena to be overly broad and unreasonable.
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a conservative activist's request for guardianship records.
- The Wisconsin court cited privacy concerns in its rejection of the records request.
- A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 pardons do not cover Brian J. Cole Jr.
- Brian J. Cole Jr. is charged with planting pipe bombs near party headquarters.
- Cole was not charged when the Jan. 6 pardons were issued.
A federal judge has rejected an attempt by the U.S. Department of Justice to obtain the names and contact information of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County. The judge ruled that the subpoena issued by the DOJ was overly broad and unreasonable. This decision prevents the DOJ from accessing these specific voter records for the 2020 election cycle in Fulton County.
In Wisconsin, the state Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a conservative activist to access guardianship records. The activist sought these records to identify potentially ineligible voters. The court's liberal majority, with the concurrence of one conservative justice, ruled that these guardianship records are not public. The court cited privacy concerns as the basis for its decision, preventing the activist from obtaining the requested voter information.