Reversal: Supreme Court revives SAVE voter checks

By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court lifted a June 22 lower-court order and temporarily revived the Department of Homeland Security’s expanded use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to check voter citizenship before the 2026 midterms. The ruling lets the administration move forward while the court case continues.

The expanded program matches voter records against federal files, including Social Security data, to flag possible noncitizens. The system has mistakenly flagged eligible voters in the past. With the block removed, states can now tap the federal checks on their rolls as the litigation proceeds.

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