Supreme Court Lets DHS Resume Revamped SAVE Voter Citizenship Checks in 6-3 Order
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The U.S. Supreme Court on September 25 paused a June 22 federal district court order that had set aside the Department of Homeland Security's modified SAVE program, letting states again check voters' citizenship against Social Security Administration records and run bulk searches. The unsigned order said the League of Women Voters, its affiliates and the Electronic Privacy Information Center likely have standing but that their claims likely lack merit. It said the lower court's order inhibited federal help to state and local agencies administering the midterm elections. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. The stay lasts while the appeal and any certiorari petition are pending.