Supreme Court permits Trump administration to access voter citizenship database
Source Summary
The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a database to verify voter citizenship as part of a broader effort to identify noncitizen voting in federal elections. The decision enables the administration to access citizenship records in its investigation into alleged widespread voting by noncitizens.
Why it matters
The ruling enables the Trump administration to pursue its stated policy objective of investigating noncitizen voting in federal elections.
