Lawyers urge federal court to stop Trump's latest 'chill on voting rights'

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Source: Raw Story

February 15, 2026 10:36PM ET


Lawyers filed an emergency motion on Sunday night requesting that a federal judge in Georgia stop President Donald Trump's latest "chill on voting rights."

Earlier this month, the Trump administration dispatched FBI agents accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to raid the Fulton County, Georgia, election office. Agents took around 700 boxes of material related to the 2020 general election, including ballots, voting data, and the county's voter rolls. The warrant for the raid said the administration can turn over the documents to technical analysts who contract with the Trump team, raising concerns that the data may be used to manipulate the result of future elections.

Lawyers from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the NAACP argued in a court filing before the federal court in the Northern District of Atlanta that the raid violated their clients' civil rights. They also argued that Trump's repeated attempts to undermine U.S. elections are only "heightening the chill on registration and voting."

The lawyers also asked the court to approve an expedited review and response process for the federal government, suggesting they respond to the motion by February 24.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675271494/

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Links to FILINGS (PDFs)

https://www.lawyerscommittee.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Motion-for-Emergency-Consideration.pdf
https://www.lawyerscommittee.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Brief-ISO-of-Rule-41g-Motion.pdf

[Bayard]

1. Good

This action disappeared off the radar screen too quickly. It sets up a precedent for raids on every other election office if he doesn't like the results.