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Midterm elections
U.S. midterm elections decide control of Congress.
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.
DHS revamps SAVE database
The Department of Homeland Security overhauls the SAVE system to facilitate state voter roll checks.
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.
A federal judge's 75-page order blocks the Trump administration's use of the SAVE immigration database for voter verification, citing privacy and due process concerns. The ruling adds to a wave of judicial rebukes of executive election initiatives.
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