Supreme Court Allows SAVE Voter Checks, With Limits

The Supreme Court temporarily lifted lower-court restrictions, allowing states to voluntarily use the Trump administration’s expanded SAVE database to check registered voters’ citizenship ahead of the November 3 midterms. The system links immigration records with Social Security data, and critics say it has wrongly flagged U.S. citizens, raising privacy and disenfranchisement concerns; supporters say it can help verify voter eligibility. Federal law limits systematic voter-roll changes close to an election, though individual reviews may still occur, potentially limiting the ruling’s immediate effect. The court’s three liberal justices dissented, and the case has not been finally decided.