Dana Nessel

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Key Figures

Federal district courts in California, Michigan, and Oregon dismiss DOJ lawsuits seeking state voter rolls, ruling that the department failed to follow the administrative procedure required by the Civil Rights Act of 1960 before filing suit, the same procedural defect that later sinks the Massachusetts case. The rulings mark a notable early setback to the DOJ's national voter data collection campaign. Judges in all three cases find that the law requires DOJ to issue a formal administrative demand and allow states a response period before any lawsuit, and that DOJ skipped that step.

The Department of Justice, joined by eight state attorneys general, filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc. alleging the software company's algorithmic pricing tools enabled landlords across the country to coordinate rent increases in violation of federal antitrust law. The suit alleged RealPage's YieldStar platform processed competitors' confidential pricing data to suggest above-market rents, affecting millions of renters nationwide.

Clifford Frost, then 75, of Warren, was one of 16 Michigan residents Attorney General Dana Nessel charged in the state false-elector case. Nessel alleged the defendants met at Michigan Republican Party headquarters on December 14, 2020, signed certificates saying they were Michigan's duly elected and qualified presidential electors, and sent the documents to the U.S. Senate and National Archives after Michigan certified Joe Biden's win. The case later ended before trial: the 54-A District Court dismissed the charges against the remaining 15 defendants on September 9, 2025, and Nessel announced on March 9, 2026 that she would not appeal. The March 9, 2026 announcement said the dismissals were neither findings of guilt nor findings of innocence, and the defendants remained presumed innocent.

Kathy Berden, then 70, of Snover, was one of 16 Michigan residents Attorney General Dana Nessel charged in the state false-elector case. Nessel alleged the defendants met at Michigan Republican Party headquarters on December 14, 2020, signed certificates saying they were Michigan's duly elected and qualified presidential electors, and sent the documents to the U.S. Senate and National Archives after Michigan certified Joe Biden's win. The case later ended before trial: the 54-A District Court dismissed the charges against the remaining 15 defendants on September 9, 2025, and Nessel announced on March 9, 2026 that she would not appeal. The March 9, 2026 announcement said the dismissals were neither findings of guilt nor findings of innocence, and the defendants remained presumed innocent.

James Renner, then 76, of Lansing, was one of 16 Michigan residents Attorney General Dana Nessel charged in the state false-elector case. Nessel alleged the defendants met at Michigan Republican Party headquarters on December 14, 2020, signed certificates saying they were Michigan's duly elected and qualified presidential electors, and sent the documents to the U.S. Senate and National Archives after Michigan certified Joe Biden's win. The case later ended before trial: Renner's charges were dismissed under a cooperation agreement before the September 2025 dismissal of the remaining defendants. The March 9, 2026 announcement said the dismissals were neither findings of guilt nor findings of innocence, and the defendants remained presumed innocent.