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Marc Elias rebuts Jackson's 'bright side' on SCOTUS voter-purge ruling
The election lawyer says the Supreme Court's majority opinion is 'far cagier' than Jackson's dissent suggests, and a December case could gut the 90-day quiet-period protection.
What to know
- The Supreme Court's Friday ruling lets the Trump administration resume using its SAVE database to help states remove voters from rolls.
- Justice Jackson's dissent suggested limited short-term harm because federal law bars mass purges within 90 days of an election, but the majority explicitly left that legal question open.
- A December case, RNC v. Mi Familia Vota, will test whether Arizona can cancel registrations of suspected noncitizens during that same quiet period — the outcome could determine how much protection actually remains.
Marc Elias Voting rights lawyer and Democracy Docket founder
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court Justice (dissenting)Republican National Committee Petitioner in RNC v. Mi Familia VotaTrump Justice Department Backer of the RNC's position
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