U.S. Supreme Court Allows States to Use Federal SAVE System for Voter Citizenship Checks

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion on September 25, 2026, affirming that Indiana and other states can utilize the federal Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify voters' citizenship status. This ruling enables the Trump administration to use the expanded SAVE tool, which critics argue is error-laden and could create voting barriers, to prevent voter fraud by identifying non-citizens on voter rolls. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, dissented, criticizing the majority for rendering rulings on statutory provisions never before interpreted.