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States, federal agencies, courts, and platforms contest how US elections verify voters and safeguard personal data as lawsuits and policy fights intensify ahead of the 2026 cycle. The current inflection point centers on access to unredacted voter rolls versus privacy protections after a federal judge in Georgia dismisses the Department of Justice’s suit seeking the state’s full rolls and upholds Georgia’s privacy position, sharpening federal–state tensions over data disclosure and enforcement authority. Parallel debates over authenticity standards for digital evidence and AI-generated content continue to complicate election-related investigations and public communications.
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Samuel Alito spoke at length to CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford about his role on the Court, saying he seriously considered retirement but will remain on the bench. The interviews, released around his book So Ordered, include his defense of Dobbs and his statement that there is "not a realistic prospect" of overruling Obergefell.
PUB used several AI detection tools to verify an image purporting to show a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir, but the tools returned inconclusive results; the image was later found to be AI-generated and a 30-year-old man was charged. PUB suspended water activities, carried out search-and-capture operations with NParks, lodged a police report and said it took precautionary measures for public safety.
U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit that sought Georgia’s full, unredacted voter rolls, ruling federal law does not preempt Georgia’s voter privacy protections. The decision leaves Georgia’s redacted public voter list in place and prompted praise from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who said he will protect Georgians’ sensitive personal information.
The US Supreme Court on Sep 25 granted President Donald Trump's administration permission to use the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to help states identify potential non-citizens on voter rolls, lifting a lower-court injunction. The decision overturned a lower court finding that states were removing United States citizens from rolls based on inaccurate information and produced a three-justice liberal dissent.
