Judge blocks DHS demand for states' driver records
A federal judge shut down the Transportation Department's attempt to get 17 million state records about people who hold commercial driver's licenses, saying the request violated privacy law.
TL;DR
- A federal judge halted the Transportation Department's bid for state records.
- The request targeted 17 million records of individuals with commercial driver's licenses.
- The judge cited privacy law violations as the reason for the shutdown.