Last year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing federal officials to create new systems that would allow state and local authorities to check the immigration status of both registered voters and would-be voters who were seeking to register. In an unsigned opinion issued on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court, with all three Democratic appointees voting in dissent, allowed the Trump administration's efforts to proceed while the case plays out.
It was a notable Supreme Court win for Trump. However, thanks to a different federal law, the ruling's impact on the fast-approaching 2026 midterm elections will be a very limited one.
