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Supreme Court bars New Hampshire student IDs for November midterm voting

The justices granted an emergency request from the state, backed by the Republican National Committee; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

The short version

  • The Supreme Court ruled that student IDs cannot be used to vote in New Hampshire's midterm elections.[NBC News]
  • The emergency request came from the state with Republican National Committee backing, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter.[NBC News]
  • Republican New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella praised the ruling in a statement.[CBS News]

Key facts

  • The Supreme Court ruled that student IDs cannot be used in New Hampshire for the midterm elections.[NBC News]
  • The justices granted an emergency request filed by the state, which had the backing of the Republican National Committee.[NBC News]
  • Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter from the ruling.[NBC News]
  • Republican New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella praised the ruling in a statement.[CBS News]

Sources

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