# James Percival

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-11-03**: Midterm elections — U.S. midterm elections decide control of Congress.
- **2026-06-22**: Judge blocks SAVE — U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan issues 75-page ruling declaring overhauled SAVE unlawful under the Privacy Act and blocks its use.
- **2026-06-22**: Judge blocks SAVE use for elections — Judge Sparkle Sooknanan issues a 75-page opinion blocking DHS from using the revamped SAVE database for voter roll verification.
- **2026**: Trump signs election executive order — President Trump signs his second election integrity executive order, making the overhauled SAVE system a central pillar for state voter citizenship verification.
- **2025**: SAVE overhauled — DHS and USCIS, with DOGE assistance, revamp SAVE to enable bulk voter-list checks, integrate SSA data, and add American-born citizen records.
- **2025**: DHS revamps SAVE database — The Department of Homeland Security overhauls the SAVE system to facilitate state voter roll checks.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### 75-page ruling blocks Trump admin’s SAVE database use for voter checks
2026-06-24 00:10:22 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

A federal judge issued a 75-page decision blocking DHS from using the revamped SAVE immigration database for voter roll verification, ruling it violated privacy rights and risked disenfranchisement. The order joins a series of judicial rebukes to Trump’s election executive actions, setting significant precedent on the limits of federal authority over state-run elections.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/judge-blocks-save-database-voter-rolls

### 75-page ruling halts Trump voter verification tool SAVE, cites Privacy Act
2026-06-23 00:58:50 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 4

Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan's 75-page decision declares the revamped SAVE database unlawful, halting the Trump administration's key election integrity tool. The ruling rests on Privacy Act violations and Congressional prohibition against centralizing personal data.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/federal-judge-blocks-save-voter-verification

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