Justice Department sues Pennsylvania over voter data privacy dispute

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued six states — Michigan , Pennsylvania , California , New York , New Hampshire , and Minnesota — for what it said was a "failure to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request."

The U.S. Justice Department has sent letters to several states — and said it will eventually contact every state — asking for copies of their voter lists and for detailed information about how they maintain them. The department has said it's seeking to enforce requirements in federal law that President Donald Trump has ordered it to prioritize.

Some states have declined to turn over their full voter rolls, arguing that to share personally identifiable information would violate various federal and state laws. Several of the states that wer