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US Supreme Court allows renewed use of federal citizenship-data system for voter checks

US Supreme Court allows renewed use of federal citizenship-data system for voter checks

The Supreme Court lifted restrictions on a federal database used to flag suspected non-citizens on voter rolls, reviving a Trump-era system. Critics warn the data may be unreliable and could wrongly purge eligible voters, raising privacy and civil rights concerns as litigation continues.

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Supreme Court revives controversial US data system for citizenship checks