On September 25, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to use a Department of Homeland Security citizenship database to purge voter rolls.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple tier1 and primary sources confirm the Supreme Court's September 25, 2026 emergency order, decided 6-3 along ideological lines, allowing the Trump administration to use DHS's revamped SAVE citizenship database to check voter rolls.
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… Repeating unsupported claims does not make them true. All of this relates to our first Main Stories episode. On September 25, the Supreme Court ruled six-three on ideological lines to allow the Trump administration to use a janky citizenship database from DHS to purge voter rolls, though the worst potential effects of this will be delayed until after the midterms. Now, we've talked before about the ongoing legal battles over Trump's attempts to restrict mail-in voting, and this new shadow docket ruling centers on the implementation …
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Supports. Reuters and AP both report that on September 25, 2026 the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 ideological split, allowed the administration to use the expanded SAVE citizenship database for voter verification.[1][2]
Supports. DHS's own statement confirms the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on September 25 that its Modified SAVE program may be used going forward, staying a June 22, 2026 district court order.[3]
Supports. NBC News frames the order as allowing use of the expanded database for potential voter purges, and CBS describes states using it to review rolls for potential noncitizens.[4][5]
Context. The court noted the National Voter Registration Act bars broad voter-roll purges in the weeks before an election, which 'limits the potential impact' of the decision this year; the ruling is also described as a temporary, emergency order and states' use is voluntary.[4][6][7][8]
Context. The extracted claim matches the passage's wording; the post's own description of a 6-3 ruling on September 25 is corroborated, so no departure from the passage was found.
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8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for nowapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification systemreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3DHS Applauds Supreme Court Decision Permitting ...dhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purgesnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use SAVE ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for nowinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use citizenship ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use SAVE voter databaseupi.com · not rated · cited for: context
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Related claims
- The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision allowing the Trump administration to proceed with plans to restrict mail-in voting before the midterm elections.Can’t tell
- The United States Supreme Court made a decision on August 24, 2026, allowing Donald Trump to pursue mail voting limits.True
- The Supreme Court voted 7 to 2 to reject the Trump administration's third emergency appeal to use new Postal Service rules to restrict mail-in voting in 2026.True
- The Supreme Court allowed a Trump administration executive order to proceed that relates to the restriction of mail-in voting.True
- A federal court decision allows states to use the SAVE database to purge voter rolls.Mixed