The Supreme Court declined to revive parts of a Republican-backed Arizona law that could have impacted voter eligibility in the upcoming presidential election. The law, which required voters to document their US citizenship to vote in the presidential election, remains on hold. However, the state can enforce other proof-of-citizenship requirements for state and local elections, making voter registration more challenging.
The decision was handed down by the Supreme Court in a brief order without providing an explanation, a common practice for emergency appeals. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch expressed their support for allowing more of the state's proof of citizenship requirements to be implemented. On the other hand, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Amy Coney Barrett advocated for keeping all contested provisions of the law on hold.
