Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow use of database to check voters' citizenship

Key Points:

• The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the use of the controversial Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to review state voter rolls ahead of the midterm elections.
• A federal judge ruled in June that the administration acted unlawfully by creating the SAVE system, which was used by some states to wrongly remove U.S. citizens from voter rolls, violating privacy rights and federal laws.
• The administration argues the ruling threatens election integrity and claims the judge exceeded her authority, insisting that SAVE only notifies states about citizenship confirmation and does not disqualify voters.
• The SAVE database was expanded following an executive order from President Trump to verify citizenship for voter registration, but the order and key provisions have faced legal challenges and have been partially blocked.
• This request follows the administration's separate Supreme Court appeal to reinstate new Postal Service rules for mail voting in the upcoming midterms.