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US supreme court sides with Republicans on rejecting student IDs in New Hampshire midterms

Voting rights advocates say directive would disenfranchise young and low-income voters, but Republicans say it’s needed to combat voter fraud

The Guardian - US · Oct 23

US midterm elections 2026: New Hampshire voters face last-minute shake-up as Supreme Court blocks student IDs weeks before voters head to polls

The Supreme Court has officially ruled that student IDs will not be accepted for voting purposes in New Hampshire. This decision is in light of a law signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte, which disqualified student IDs as valid identification for voters. A federal judge had previously acknowledged student IDs as…

The Economic Times · Oct 23

Supreme Court hands Republicans major election win just days before midterms

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only member of the court to publicly dissent

The Independent UK · Oct 23

SCOTUS Is About to Decide Who Gets Deported Where: Inside the Fight Over Where ICE Can Send Migrants

The DOJ wants the Supreme Court to restart fast-track third-country deportations. Here's what's verified, what changed, and what's next.

Latin Times · Sep 27

U.S. Supreme Court allows use of expanded SAVE system ahead of the November elections

On Sept. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower court ruling that blocked the federal government from using an expanded version of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system for voter registration and list maintenance. The SAVE system provides information about individuals' immigration and citizenship status.

Ballotpedia · Sep 25

Supreme Court Revives Trump Citizenship Data Tool: States Cleared to Use SAVE for Voter Checks

In an unsigned 6-3 emergency ruling, the court lifted a lower-court order that had blocked the Trump administration's expanded use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program.

International Business Times · Sep 25

Trump administration gets Supreme Court green light on expanded voter database - here’s what changes

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap into an expanded federal database for checking voter citizenship. This initiative, utilizing the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, allows states to obtain more information. Nonetheless, there are restrictions on removing voters from rolls before elections.

The Economic Times · Sep 25

Supreme Court restores Trump administration’s mass voter verification database

Legal representatives for the plaintiffs characterized the decision as ‘profoundly disappointing,’ warning that it leaves ‘millions of Americans at risk’

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes supreme court’s handling of emergency docket

The associate justice called out her colleagues in a speech she made at the UDC school of law, hours after Trump filed his latest request

The Guardian - US · Sep 25

Supreme Court revives expansion of federal voter database

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to restart its effort to create a nationwide database of purportedly eligible voters, setting aside a lower court ruling which found likely privacy and accuracy problems with the database. The unsigned order from the court’s conservative majority allowed the administration to…

Roll Call · Sep 25