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The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an emergency petition that allows the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not named in their removal orders. The decision clears the way for the administration to continue these third-country deportations while the Court schedules full arguments for December.
The Supreme Court has restored the Trump-era mass voter verification system, a data tool that screens voters for citizenship status. The system has been criticized for incorrectly flagging U.S. citizens and for violating federal privacy protections, as a lower court found. Voting-rights advocates warn the tool could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to allow new mail-in voting restrictions for this year’s midterm election. The ruling blocks the Postal Service’s plan to impose limits on mail ballots. The decision prevents the administration from tightening mail-ballot rules ahead of the midterms.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that limits the government’s ability to employ geofence warrants, holding that such searches must be subject to constitutional privacy protections. The ruling curtails the use of location-based data in investigations, requiring law enforcement to meet heightened legal standards before accessing individuals’ movements.