The Supreme Court has given the Trump administration a green light to use a federal citizenship database to verify voters ahead of the midterm elections. Court’s three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision, which permits states to verify voter eligibility using the DHS program Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The Supreme Court has given the Trump administration a green light to use a federal citizenship database to verify voters ahead of the midterm elections.S1

• Court’s three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision, which permits states to verify voter eligibility using the DHS programS2