Justin blogged on this development earlier today. Here’s the N.Y. Times story on it.

The story includes the response in Pennsylvania:

“Al Schmidt, the secretary of state in Pennsylvania and a Republican, said in a statement Thursday afternoon that he would ‘vigorously fight the federal government’s overreach in court.’

“’The Justice Department’s demand for voters’ personal information, including driver’s license numbers and Social Security numbers, is unprecedented and unlawful,’Mr. Schmidt said. He added, ‘The Department of State will aggressively defend the privacy of Pennsylvania voters against this baseless lawsuit, and as Secretary of the Commonwealth, I have an obligation to protect the personal information that Pennsylvania voters entrust us with, and I take that obligatio

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