US Supreme Court allows Trump to use controversial voter 'verification' system
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · North America
The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled the Trump administration can use a controversial new federal database that would ostensibly verify voter citizenship in November’s elections. Critics argue the administration is exaggerating the threat of non-citizen voters – an extreme rarity in US elections – to implement policies that would disenfranchise likely Democratic voters.
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