--- title: "US Attorney General Todd Blanche may ask Supreme Court to rule on voter roll access" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/us-attorney-general-todd-blanche-may-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-on-voter-roll-acc" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/us-attorney-general-todd-blanche-may-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-on-voter-roll-acc" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/us-attorney-general-todd-blanche-may-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-on-voter-roll-acc.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/us-attorney-general-todd-blanche-may-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-on-voter-roll-acc" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-08-16T16:45:53.638Z" source_reported: "2026-08-16T14:00:35.000Z" updated: "2026-08-16T16:45:53.638Z" trust_score: 50 critic_score: 67 hype_score: 32 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-08-16T18:45:20.921094+00:00" --- # US Attorney General Todd Blanche may ask Supreme Court to rule on voter roll access *Blanche said the Justice Department could appeal 22 losses in lawsuits against states over voter data access ahead of November elections* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 50 of 100, higher is better. Trust 50 – named Attorney General Todd Blanche and specific figures (22 cases lost, 31 lawsuits) provide evidence. - Craft 67 of 100, higher is better. Critic 67 – facts and figures are clear; limited quotes and minimal context reduce craft score. - Hype 32 of 100, lower is better. Hype 32 – headline mildly sensational but body matches content. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department may appeal to the Supreme Court over 22 lost cases seeking access to state voter rolls. - The Trump administration has filed 31 lawsuits against states resisting federal requests for voter roll data ahead of the November elections. - Blanche framed the effort as part of President Trump’s election integrity platform, calling it a priority for the administration. - No right-rated outlet reported on the story, according to the material provided. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on 14 August 2026 that the Justice Department may ask the Supreme Court to intervene in dozens of cases where federal efforts to access state voter rolls have been blocked. Blanche told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that appealing the 22 losses so far was “absolutely” a possibility. The Justice Department has filed 31 lawsuits against states that have refused to provide sensitive voter roll data, as reported by NBC Chicago and six other outlets. Blanche linked the push to election integrity, saying it was a campaign priority for President Trump. “Election integrity is something that President Trump ran on, and the American people elected him,” he said, as quoted by Joe.My.God. He added that investigating election fairness was “something we should be running right towards.” The cases centre on whether states must comply with federal requests for voter data under existing laws. ## What the coverage left out None of the digests or the full report named the states involved in the 31 lawsuits or the legal arguments used by either side. The left-rated reports did not include the centre-rated digest’s omission of Blanche’s Supreme Court remarks. No right-rated outlet ran the story at all, according to the material provided. ## Who covered it Shares of the 9 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 89% (8) - Centre: 11% (1) - Right: 0% (0) 1 of 10 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-08-16T18:45:20.921094+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 9 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-08-16T19:00:10.744Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The seven left-rated digests and the single full report led on Blanche’s statement that the Justice Department could take the voter roll cases to the Supreme Court. Joe.My.God. quoted Blanche directly, including his framing of the effort as part of President Trump’s election integrity platform. The digests from NBC New York, NBC Washington, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, NBC LA and NBC Bay Area all carried the figure of 31 lawsuits filed by the Trump administration against states resisting access to voter rolls. - Joe.My.God. also included a tweet from Aaron Rupar showing Blanche speaking at a Trump rally to endorse Bruce Blakeman, though it did not link the event to the voter roll cases. The left-rated reports did not mention any specific states involved in the lawsuits or the legal grounds on which the cases were decided. ### Centre - The single centre-rated digest, from NBC Chicago, led on the same fact as the left-rated reports: that the Trump administration had filed 31 lawsuits against states resisting federal access to voter roll data. It did not include Blanche’s comments about appealing to the Supreme Court or his remarks linking the effort to election integrity. ### Right No separate framing summary. **Provisional coverage gap:** right. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - high: 7 - unknown: 2 - veryHigh: 1 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Raw Story](https://rawstory.com/justice-department-supreme-court) — Trump DOJ reels from 'humiliating devastation' as hope dies in court battle: legal expert - [Modern Ghana](https://modernghana.com/videonews/nbc/1/700328) — Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states’ voter-roll fight to Supreme Court - [Joe.My.God.](https://joemygod.com/2026/08/blanche-i-might-take-voter-rolls-fight-to-scotus) — Blanche: I Might Take Voter Rolls Fight To SCOTUS - [NBC News](https://nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/attorney-general-todd-blanche-doj-state-voter-rolls-supreme-court-rcna592721) — Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states’ voter roll fight to Supreme Court - [NBC New York](https://nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/attorney-general-todd-blanche-doj-states-voter-roll-fight-supreme-court/6537296) — Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states’ voter roll fight to Supreme Court - [NBC Washington](https://nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/attorney-general-todd-blanche-doj-states-voter-roll-fight-supreme-court/4142805) — Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states’ voter roll fight to Supreme Court - [NBC Chicago](https://nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/attorney-general-todd-blanche-doj-states-voter-roll-fight-supreme-court/3976002) — Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states’ voter roll fight to Supreme Court - [NBC Dallas-Fort Worth](https://nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/attorney-general-todd-blanche-doj-states-voter-roll-fight-supreme-court/4063245) — Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states’ voter roll fight to Supreme Court - [NBC LA](https://nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/attorney-general-todd-blanche-doj-states-voter-roll-fight-supreme-court/3930149) — Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states’ voter roll fight to Supreme Court - [NBC Bay Area](https://nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/attorney-general-todd-blanche-doj-states-voter-roll-fight-supreme-court/4128782) — Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states’ voter roll fight to Supreme Court ## Questions **How many lawsuits has the Trump administration filed over voter roll access?** The Trump administration has filed 31 lawsuits against states that have resisted federal requests for voter roll data, according to reports from NBC Chicago and six other outlets. The Justice Department has lost 22 of these cases so far, as stated by Attorney General Todd Blanche. **Why is the Justice Department seeking access to state voter rolls?** Attorney General Todd Blanche said the effort is part of President Trump’s election integrity platform, calling it a priority for the administration. He framed the push as an investigation into election fairness, as quoted by Joe.My.God. and NBC News. **Which outlets reported on the Justice Department’s voter roll lawsuits?** Seven left-rated outlets and one centre-rated outlet reported on the story, according to the material provided. No right-rated outlet ran the story. The left-rated reports included a full article from Joe.My.God. and digests from NBC News and its regional affiliates. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/us-attorney-general-todd-blanche-may-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-on-voter-roll-acc. 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