U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded citizenship database for voter verification

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to use an expanded federal citizenship database to verify voters ahead of the midterm elections. The 6-3 decision lifted a lower court order that had blocked the expansion of the SAVE database, which now includes Social Security Administration data. Critics argue the data is unreliable and could disenfranchise citizens. The Court noted that federal law limits broad voter roll purges close to elections, so the immediate impact is limited. The case was brought by the League of Women Voters, and the ruling was split along ideological lines.