{"id":"ee3e0514-d669-494a-adb6-3ef82297574b","url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-mid-term-elections/news/us-midterms-2026-judge-blocks-trump-admin-from-threatening-election-workers-over-voter-data-demands/articleshow/135399848.cms","domain":"timesofindia.indiatimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Times of India","country":"IN","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"US midterms 2026: Judge blocks Trump admin from threatening election workers over voter data demands","plainHeadline":"Judge blocks DOJ threats to election officials over non-citizen voter data","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson issued a temporary restraining order Friday.","The order bars the DOJ from prosecuting officials who don’t follow data demands.","Federal demands could not lead to removing voters or withholding ballots.","The ruling followed a lawsuit by election workers' unions and allies.","The decision comes days before the November 3 midterm elections."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T12:05:16.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T12:24:49.042Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","storyId":"00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","image":"https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-135400486,imgsize-1199349.cms","author":"Gokul Ankari","dek":null}