U.S. District Judge Amir Ali correctly vacated a FEMA rule tying counterterrorism grants to voting changes, upholding the Spending Clause principle that executive funds cannot coerce state election rules.
The Supreme Court stayed a lower ruling to let states use a revamped federal database for voter checks, choosing administrative convenience over statutory limits and voter privacy.
The supreme court allowed the Trump administration to use an expanded database for voter roll audits, threatening lawful citizens with wrongful disenfranchisement.