Sparkle Sooknanan

A federal judge approved a $1.5 million settlement between Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over alleged stock disclosure violations during Musk's 2022 Twitter takeover. The judge expressed 'serious misgivings' about the settlement, noting its unprecedented nature and the use of Musk's revocable trust to pay the penalty, which the SEC admitted was a first for such cases.

A Biden-appointed judge reluctantly approved Elon Musk's settlement with the SEC over Twitter disclosures, questioning whether the Trump administration let the world's richest person off too easily.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from creating a centralized database containing Social Security numbers and voters' citizenship status. The judge criticized government agencies for haphazardly combining private information of millions.

A federal judge blocked the use of a revamped federal database, SAVE, which the Trump administration sought to use for checking citizenship and purging voter rolls. The judge ruled the system violated privacy rights and statutory protections by centralizing personal data, marking a legal setback for efforts to nationalize election oversight.

A federal judge blocked the use of the revamped Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, ruling it could wrongly purge voters from rolls by aggregating sensitive personal data. The decision, by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, criticizes the Trump administration for violating statutory protections against centralizing voter information, marking a setback for efforts to nationalize election oversight.

A federal court ruled the Trump administration’s national voter database (SAVE) illegal, citing violations of the Privacy Act, Social Security Act, and Administrative Procedure Act. The court ordered the database dismantled, stating it improperly combined personal data from government databases and wrongfully canceled voter registrations, infringing on privacy rights and the right to vote.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to create a national citizenship database, citing violations of the Social Security Act and Privacy Act of 1974. The League of Women Voters and other groups argued the database threatened voting rights and privacy, comparing it to George Orwell's 1984.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally modified a Homeland Security program to check for noncitizen voters, violating voter privacy. The decision criticized the federal government for trampling privacy rights and could hinder an executive order targeting mail-in voting restrictions.

A federal judge ruled that a revamped version of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, used by the Trump administration to check voter citizenship status, is unlawful and cannot be used. The judge cited privacy concerns and violations of statutory protections against centralizing personal identifying information, marking a legal setback for efforts to purge noncitizens from voter rolls.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from creating a centralized database containing Social Security numbers and voters' citizenship status. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan criticized government agencies for 'haphazardly combined and repurposed' private information of millions.

A federal judge ruled the revamped SAVE system, used by the Trump administration to verify voter citizenship, is unlawful and risks wrongly purging voters. The judge cited violations of privacy rights and statutory protections against centralizing personal data, marking a legal setback for the administration's election integrity efforts.

A U.S. District Court Judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally modified the Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to check for noncitizen voters, violating voter privacy. The judge condemned the federal government for trampling citizens' privacy rights through the repurposed system, which states were pressured to use for uploading voter rolls.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally modified the Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to check for noncitizen voters, violating voter privacy. The decision condemned the federal government's actions as trampling on citizens' rights and undermining election integrity.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally modified the Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to check for noncitizen voters, violating voter privacy. The decision condemned the federal government for trampling on citizens' privacy rights through the repurposed system.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally modified the Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to check voter rolls for noncitizens, violating voter privacy. The decision condemned the federal government's actions as trampling citizens' rights and disrupting state-run election systems.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally reconfigured the Department of Homeland Security's SAVE program to check for noncitizen voters, violating voter privacy. The decision criticized the federal government for trampling citizens' privacy rights and undermining election integrity.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally overhauled a Homeland Security program called SAVE to check for noncitizen voters, violating privacy rights of millions of Americans. The decision criticized the system's use of unreliable data and halted its implementation.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally overhauled a Homeland Security program called SAVE to identify noncitizen voters, violating privacy rights. The ruling condemned the system's use of state voter rolls and unreliable data to threaten the right to vote.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from creating a centralized database containing Social Security numbers and voters' citizenship status. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan criticized the haphazard handling of private information by multiple government agencies.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally modified the Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to check for noncitizen voters, violating privacy rights of millions. The decision condemned federal officials for repurposing the system to access state voter rolls, which Democrats and voting groups warned could wrongly flag citizens. The ruling vacated Homeland Security notices implementing the changes.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from creating a centralized database containing Social Security numbers and voters' citizenship status. The judge criticized government agencies for 'haphazardly combined and repurposed' private information of millions.

A U.S. District Judge blocked the Trump administration's creation of a centralized database containing Americans' personal records, ruling it violated the law.