A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit against Maryland that sought access to the state’s detailed voter records. The ruling from last week was the ninth straight loss for the Trump administration in its effort to obtain unredacted voter registration files from dozens of states. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, a Trump appointee, wrote on Thursday that Maryland's voter roll “is not a record or paper that a state must produce to the United States” under federal law. Dismissal of the Maryland lawsuit follows eight similar rulings against the Justice Department, which has filed cases against 30 states and the District of Columbia.