Monitor whether DOJ appeals or shifts tactics to administrative pressure on states for voter data; track if any states capitulate despite legal victories.
This is a judicial DEFEAT of DOJ overreach, not an authoritarian success—the system worked. The A-score reflects the attempt's modest threat (election admin pressure, rule-of-law concerns about DOJ conduct), but the loss itself is temporary and reversed. The B-score is higher because this is the 18th consecutive loss in a visible pattern, generating media-friendly 'scoreboard' coverage while more substantive governance events occur simultaneously (asylum policy changes, Medicare cuts, election security staffing gaps).