NowWire · AI-assisted reporting summary · September 25, 2026 UTC
The Supreme Court's GOP-appointed majority granted an emergency request from the Trump administration to use a modified citizenship database, reversing a lower court order. The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, maintained by the Department of Homeland Security, underwent a 2025 overhaul to include records of natural-born citizens, access social security records, and permit bulk searches. [1]
The high court majority concluded that the federal government would suffer irreparable harm and that the lower court order improperly inhibited assistance to state and local election officials during midterms. In dissent, the court's three Democratic appointees argued the majority prioritized government interests over real harms to lawful voters and privacy rights. [1]
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- Supreme Court majority backs Trump’s citizenship database over dissent — 2026-09-25T15:53:11+00:00