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One judge followed the contract. The other rewrote the country’s voter rolls

Judge T. Kent Wetherell II got the SAVE system ruling right, and he got it right for a reason most coverage missed. He didn’t write a new national rule. He enforced a contract. On July 7, the Florida-based federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to restore bulk-upload and Social Security number search features []
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In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after Election Day on Monday. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the court’s liberal justices in the majority. The dispute in Watson v. RNC []
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Related coverage for "One judge followed the contract. The other rewrote the country’s voter rolls": The Independent — Federal judge says Supreme Court decisions show ‘emerging pragmatic conservatism’. Quadrant Magazine — How Compulsory Voting Tilted the Constitutional Balance. MS NOW — RFK Jr. reportedly tried to make a legally dubious deal with a congressional candidate. The Daily Signal — High Court Rules on Mail Ballots Arriving After Election Day. Conservative Review — SCOTUS Upholds State Laws Allowing Ballots To Be Accepted After Election Day. Washington Examiner — The SAVE America Act and the last line of defense for voter roll integrity