
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use the SAVE system to check voter rolls for noncitizens, overturning an earlier federal court ruling.
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The SAVE system was originally used to verify citizenship status for government services. The Trump administration expanded it to include Social Security Administration data.
The Supreme Court has allowed the administration of US President Donald Trump to use a central database to check voter lists. In doing so, the court overturned an earlier decision in federal court. This had declared Trump's database illegal.
The focus is on the so-called SAVE system, which was originally used to check immigration and citizenship status for government services. Trump's government expanded the database and included information from the Social Security Administration, among other things. States should use it to check voter lists for possible non-citizens.
U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk begins his workday in Geneva as he speaks out about the potential unpopularity among those in power over his upcoming speech at the League of Nations Palace, while addressing practical concerns such as the weather and his appearance.
At the special party conference of the Berlin Left, Elif Eralp criticized the anti-Semitism allegations against her party as destructive and emphasized the task of bringing people together. She called for the socialization of large housing companies like Vonovia and expressed solidarity with Jewish, Palestinian and queer life in Berlin. At the same time, state chairwoman Kerstin Wolter responded to internal criticism, acknowledged mistakes and emphasized the party's duty to investigate anti-Semitic incidents. In addition to the Left, the SPD and the Greens are discussing possible coalition options, while Baden-Württemberg is offering to take over from Berlin police officers and the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is demanding disproportionate representation in committees, which the CDU rejects.
Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) is proposing an annual asylum quota instead of individual legal entitlement and is met with sharp criticism from the opposition and coalition partners, who see the fundamental right to asylum as being called into question.
After the Left's election victory in Berlin, there is discussion about the party's ability to govern, particularly because of the demand for the socialization of large housing companies and repeated accusations of anti-Semitism against the Neukölln district association. The focus is on Bundestag member Ferat Koçak due to contacts with people with suspected terrorist organizations and anti-Semitic statements.
The planned big celebration for Edmund Stoiber's 85th birthday on September 28th has been canceled due to his health. The former CSU leader and Bavarian Prime Minister has had to undergo several operations and is currently not taking part in any public events. Despite his withdrawal, he continues to enjoy high recognition across party lines, as Markus Söder emphasizes.
Israel's Central Election Committee has excluded three Arab United List parties and the Islamist Ra'am party from the October 27 parliamentary election, saying they supported the armed struggle against Israel or did not recognize its Jewish character. The expulsion of Balad chairman Sami Abu Shahadeh is based on an article after October 7, which he described as a historic event. Although opposition parties and the attorney general supported the expulsion, the Supreme Court is expected to overturn the decision, which could benefit Netanyahu politically by positioning himself against 'elitist forces'.