In SAVE ruling, Supreme Court signals path to weaken key protection against last-minute purges

The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to revive the Trump administration’s expanded SAVE database for the midterms also suggests the justices may be eager to weaken one of federal law’s most important safeguards against last-minute voter purges. In its ruling, the Court acknowledged that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) prohibits states from conducting “systematic” voter removal programs during the quiet period — the 90 days before a federal election. The majority said that restriction “limits the potential impact” of restoring the administration’s SAVE database weeks before the midterms. But the majority noted that “individualized inquiries” remain permissible during the quiet...