Supreme Court allows states to use SAVE database for voter citizenship checks
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may access the federal SAVE database to verify voters' citizenship, overturning lower court rulings that had blocked its use over accuracy concerns. The database, originally built by the Department of Homeland Security to assess immigration benefit eligibility, was repurposed under the Trump administration for voter screening, prompting a lawsuit from groups including the League of Women Voters and the Electronic Privacy Information Center.