Supreme Court Upholds States' Right to Use Federal SAVE Tool for Voter Citizenship Verification

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion on Friday, September 25, allowing states, including Indiana, to utilize the federal Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify the citizenship status of registered voters. This decision enables the Trump administration to use the expanded tool, which federal officials claim prevents voter fraud by identifying non-citizens on voter rolls. Critics, including dissenting Justices, have raised concerns about the tool's reliability and potential to create barriers to voting.