What changed in this update
The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.
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Supreme Court case over Trump administration voter-screening data system
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Current state
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use an overhauled data system to review state voter rolls using citizenship information and other sensitive data to filter alleged non-citizen voting. The system had previously been found by a lower court to violate federal privacy protections and has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens.
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BBC News – World BBC
Supreme Court revives controversial US data system for citizenship checks
NPR – Politics NPR
The Supreme Court revives a controversial data system for citizenship checks
The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.