The Trump administration has filed a case with the Supreme Court regarding the SAVE database and its use in elections.
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The Lawfare PodcastSep 14, 2026
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on September 8, 2026, to lift a lower-court order blocking use of the SAVE database, before the claim was posted on September 14. The Supreme Court granted that request on September 25, so the claim's core is supported.
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The Lawfare Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Politico and CBS report that the Trump administration, through the Solicitor General and Justice Department, asked the Supreme Court on September 8, 2026 to lift a lower-court order blocking states from using the SAVE database.[3][4]
Supports. AP and Reuters report that the Supreme Court on September 25, 2026 granted the administration's request, lifting restrictions on the revamped SAVE database for now.[1][2]
Context. The administration's request was an emergency application in an existing lawsuit brought by voting rights and privacy groups, not a newly filed case, and the Supreme Court's order was a temporary stay.[5][6]
Context. The claim is faithful to the passage: the speaker's reference to the 'SAVE Act' is corrected in the passage itself to a database, so the extracted wording matches the post's meaning.
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Supreme Court allows use of Trump's SAVE voter ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification systemreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Trump asks Supreme Court to restore states' access ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow use of ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Supreme Court asked to enter voter verification system fightspokesman.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to use ...scotusblog.com · not rated · cited for: context
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