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| Federal appeals court upholds ban on Trump's bid to use citizenship data for voter checks | ||
| 2026-09-06 | ||
In a 2-1 ruling on Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan and U.S. Circuit Judge Robert Wilkins, both appointed to the appeals court by President Barack Obama, upheld the lower court decision that the SAVE system violates the Social Security Act as it shares millions of Americans' private information. The appeals court judges also noted concerns around the potential for inaccurate citizen information that could lead to people having to prove citizenship to remain registered voters, and in some cases could even lead to voter registration being canceled. U.S. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas, an appointee of President Donald Trump, dissented. A federal judge in Florida in July ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to resume giving four Republican-led states access to the database after another judge blocked it from continuing to use the database nationwide. Related: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: 2026-09-05 Bowe Bergdahl's Desertion Conviction Reinstated U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: 2026-06-24 Federal court hands Trump mass deportation win U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: 2026-04-15 DOJ moves to dismiss J6 seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders Related: Sri Srinivasan 07/29/2025 Bondi DOJ files complaint alleging misconduct by Federal Judge James Boasberg Sri Srinivasan 12/09/2024 US federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok Sri Srinivasan 11/14/2024 Court Vaporizes 50 Years of Environmental Law, Leaving Trump's EPA to Build on the Ashes-This Is A Big Deal Related: Robert Wilkins 03/28/2021 The January 6 Prosecutions Hit a Speed Bump Robert Wilkins 06/24/2020 Appeals court orders judge to dismiss Flynn charges Robert Wilkins 02/21/2013 Jackson Jr: 'I Am Guilty, Your Honor' Related: Gregory Katsas 08/14/2025 D.C. Circuit Court: Trump Always Had The Authority To Slash USAID's Tax Dollar Waste Gregory Katsas 04/09/2024 Appeals Court Vacates 'Disinformation' Monitoring Of Jan. 6 Defendant's Computer Gregory Katsas 09/10/2020 Trump Announces New Supreme Court List [Updated] | ||
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