Court Ruling Blocks DOJ Data Subpoena for Election

A federal judge quashed an April DOJ subpoena for Fulton County 2020 election workers' personal data, calling the request unreasonable and warning that mass disclosure could chill participation.

1. Frame 1Atlanta judge blocks DOJ subpoena for Fulton County 2020 election worker data, putting privacy at the center.
2. Frame 2The April demand sought names, home addresses, phone numbers and identifiers for thousands of 2020 workers.
3. Frame 3The order called DOJ's need questionable and said the disclosure burden made the subpoena unreasonable.
4. Frame 4Fulton County argued the demand would target and harass perceived political opponents tied to 2020 ballots.
5. Frame 5Judge William Ray warned mass disclosure could chill future election participation by workers who run polls.
6. Frame 6For now, Fulton County keeps the worker list out of DOJ's 2020 election probe.