Florida judge revives the federal citizenship-check database a DC judge had just killed
He ordered DHS to restore the SAVE tools letting Florida, Ohio and Iowa screen voter rolls against federal citizenship records.
- A DC judge blocked the same tools June 22 as an illegal aggregation of Americans' data.
- Wetherell ruled he is not bound by that judge and the searches are lawful under federal law.
- DHS must report compliance by July 14; the clashing orders now head toward appeal.
Why it matters: A voter roll no one may verify is a roll no one can trust; two judges now split on who gets to look.
US District Court, N.D. Fla. (Wetherell order) ↗ · 8 ביולי 20268.7.26 · ✓ Checked✓