The Supreme Court granted a stay of a district court ruling that had blocked the Trump administration's implementation of the modified SAVE database for voter verification.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
The Supreme Court on September 25, 2026 granted the Trump administration's request to stay Judge Sooknanan's district court ruling that had blocked the revamped SAVE database, as reported by AP and Reuters. The claim matches the passage's wording, and the post's 'last week' timing is consistent with the September 25 order.
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… But the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to stay the district court's ruling, and last week, without a full briefing or oral argument, the Supreme Court granted that stay, clearing the way for Trump to implement the new SAVE database. The SAVE database was created decades ago to verify the citizenship and immigration status of people applying for public benefits like Medicaid and food stamps, but the newly modified SAVE system incorporates confidential data from the Social Security …
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Supports. AP reports the Supreme Court on Friday (September 25, 2026) lifted restrictions on the revamped SAVE database, allowing states to use it for now, with the three liberal justices dissenting.[1][3][4]
Supports. Reuters reports the Supreme Court granted the Justice Department's request to block a judge's order that had stopped state officials from using the expanded SAVE database for citizenship checks of registered voters.[2]
Supports. SCOTUSblog and the Supreme Court's order text describe the justices pausing the district court ruling in Washington, D.C., which had blocked the government's modified SAVE database, and note the court found the plaintiffs' claims unlikely to succeed on the merits.[5][6]
Context. The stay is interim and not a final merits ruling, and the Court's order does not resolve the underlying legal challenge. This does not change the claim, which concerns the stay itself.[7][8]
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8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 6 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
- 3Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped ...abc7.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for nowinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to use ...scotusblog.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women ...supreme.justia.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Missouri can keep using disputed federal voter database to ...kcur.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 8US top court revives voter databaseianslive.in · not rated · cited for: context
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