United States v. Washington (voter rolls)

On September 22, 2026, Judge Kymberly Evanson granted the motions to dismiss filed by Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and the intervenor voting-rights organizations, dismissing the Justice Department's suit with prejudice and without leave to amend, and denying the government's motion to compel as moot. The Department had sued under Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 to force Washington to hand over its complete, unredacted statewide voter-registration list, part of a nationwide push demanding voter rolls from dozens of states. The court held the complaint failed to state a claim and found no basis to conclude the deficiencies could be cured by amendment. The dismissal ends the case at the district court; the government may appeal to the Ninth Circuit.