Bernie Sanders' Campaign Sues Democratic National Committee

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Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the Communication Workers of America office in Washington, D.C., on December 17, 2015. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' campaign sued the Democratic National Committee on Friday, accusing it of improperly suspending the Sanders campaign's access to voter data.

The case, filed in a Washington, D.C. court, seeks "immediate restoration" of the campaign's access to the data, according to the lawsuit.

The full text of the complaint is available here.

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