Florida brought a case in the Northern District of Florida against the Department of Homeland Security in late October 2026 regarding the SAVE system.
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The Lawfare PodcastSep 14, 2026
The case exists: Florida sued DHS in the Northern District of Florida over the SAVE system, and that case is well documented. But the claim dates the filing to late October 2026, while the sources show it was filed October 16, 2024.
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What was said
… Uhm the and then they take an immediate petition to the Supreme Court, and we will get a reply response to that on September 15th there. What makes this also complicated, more complicated, is that in late October, just before the election, Florida brought a case in the Northern District of Florida against DHS, saying, "You must improve your SAVE system," and then Trump won the election, and there was just a series of postponements. Nothing happened in that case. And then, in November, Judge Sukhman Nanen tipped her hand. …
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Contradicts. CourtListener's docket lists the filing date as Oct. 16, 2024, not October 2026, so the claimed 2026 filing date is contradicted by the court record.[4]
Contradicts. The Supreme Court amicus filing says the Northern District of Florida suit was filed Oct. 16, 2024, and the court order shows the case was filed in October 2024, which conflicts with the claim's late October 2026 date.[2][3]
Supports. Florida v. DHS (No. 3:24-cv-509) was brought by Florida in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida against the Department of Homeland Security over the SAVE citizenship-verification system.[2][3][4]
Context. The post's 'late October, just before the election' refers to 2024, since the speaker goes on to say Trump then won the election. The claim's 2026 date therefore departs from the passage, which the extraction added.
Context. Later coverage (Reuters, July 2026) describes the Florida case as begun in October 2024 and settled in November 2025, which further confirms the 2024 filing date.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1US judge orders four states be given access to citizenship ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Floridasupremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTohiosos.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4STATE OF FLORIDA v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND ...courtlistener.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Judge hands big win to Republican-led statesknewz.com · not rated · cited for: context
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Related claims
- The government and Florida settled their case in the Northern District of Florida in November 2026, with Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa joining as parties.Mixed
- Judge T. Kent Wetherell II issued an injunction requiring the Department of Homeland Security to provide Modified SAVE to Florida, Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa.True
- In June 2026, Judge Sukhnanan ruled for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the SAVE system.True
- Judge Sukhman Nanen issued an order in November 2026 indicating she was taking the plaintiffs' arguments seriously in a case involving the SAVE system.Can’t tell
- Judge Sukhnanan denied a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit against the SAVE system.True