Supreme Court allows Trump administration voter database use
Summarised from 9 outlets · Updated 25 Sept, 18:43 · Archive
The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a federal database to verify voter citizenship ahead of November's midterm elections.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has lifted restrictions on a controversial federal database system known as SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements), allowing the Trump administration to use it to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens. The Trump administration argues the expanded database aims to combat voting by noncitizens. Critics contend the system could disenfranchise eligible voters and claim the administration is exaggerating the threat of non-citizen voting. Legal representatives for opponents called the decision 'profoundly disappointing', warning it leaves 'millions of Americans at risk'.
How it is being reported
- US top court allows Trump to use controversial voter verification systemAl Jazeera · 25 Sept, 18:45
- Trump scores Supreme Court win as justices let him hunt for noncitizens on voter rolls using Social Security dataDaily Mail · 25 Sept, 18:02
- Supreme Court restores Trump administration’s mass voter verification databaseIndependent World · 25 Sept, 17:54
- US Supreme Court allows Trump to use controversial voter 'verification' systemFrance 24 · 25 Sept, 17:52
- Supreme Court lets Trump admin use federal database to check citizenship, reversing lower courtNew York Post · 25 Sept, 17:36
- US Supreme Court lets Trump deploy voter database ahead of midtermsFinancial Times · 25 Sept, 17:22
- Supreme Court allows Trump admin to use federal voter eligibility database during appealFox News · 25 Sept, 17:06
- Supreme Court lets Trump administration use SAVE database for nowCBS News · 25 Sept, 17:02
- US supreme court lifts restrictions on controversial voter databaseGuardian World · 25 Sept, 16:52
In this story: Donald Trump · Supreme Court · Department of Homeland Security · United States
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