On Appeal, Government Says Group Lacks Standing To Sue Over Voter Info Collection

Mealey's (September 18, 2017, 2:27 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Sept. 15 brief, the U.S. government argues that a privacy rights organization has no standing to oppose a presidential commission’s collection of voter data, asking the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to affirm a trial court’s denial of the group’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) halting the collection program (Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, et al., No. 17-5171, D.C. Cir.)....