“The Trump Department of Justice filed a petition for certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Arizona statutes that require documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote and related voting restrictions.”
Attributed to The Federalist (reporting on the Trump Department of Justice)
The article reports the DOJ 'formally requested on Tuesday' that SCOTUS take up a legal dispute over Arizona statutes mandating documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) on state voter-registration forms and related rules governing mail-in ballots and presidential contests.
What the proof shows
Primary court records show the Department of Justice (Solicitor General) filed a May 26, 2026 brief “for the United States as respondent in support” of the Republican National Committee’s certiorari petition—i.e., DOJ urged the Supreme Court to grant review. But DOJ did not itself file the petition for certiorari; the RNC and Arizona legislative petitioners filed the petitions (Feb. 19, 2026). The Federalist’s wording that DOJ “formally requested” review is correct in substance, but its phrasing that DOJ “filed a petition for certiorari” is inaccurate and gives a misleading impression about who filed the petition.
Corrected version
The Department of Justice filed a brief on May 26, 2026 supporting the Republican National Committee’s petition for certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Arizona’s documentary proof-of-citizenship voter-registration rules (the RNC and state legislative petitioners filed the certiorari petitions).
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References and proof
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BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES AS RESPONDENT IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION IN No. 25-1017 (and in opposition to Nos. 25-1019 and 25-1022) ↗
U.S. Department of Justice / Supreme Court docket (PDF)BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES AS RESPONDENT IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION
Docket for No. 25-1017, Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota ↗
Supreme Court of the United States (docket)May 26 2026 Brief of respondent United States in support filed.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota (Feb. 19, 2026) ↗
Republican National Committee / Supreme Court docket (PDF)PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI — February 19, 2026
Docket for No. 25-1019, Petersen v. Mi Familia Vota ↗
Supreme Court of the United States (docket)Feb 19 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed.
Trump DOJ Asks SCOTUS To Weigh Arizona's Proof-Of-Citizenship Laws ↗
The FederalistThe Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) formally requested on Tuesday
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