22 courts have rejected Trump DOJ's voter roll crusade. DOJ says they're all just wrong

Theory Briefing

• The DOJ has lost the same core voter-roll legal theory in 22 consecutive courts, including those with judges from both parties.
• Rather than revising its argument after repeated losses, the department's response is that every single ruling was simply wrong.
• The pattern raises a question about whether the strategy is about winning in court or achieving a political effect through repeated litigation.
• Judges appointed by presidents of both parties have rejected the theory, undercutting any claim the losses reflect partisan bias on the bench.