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Wednesday, September 9 — as of 7:45 PM ET
Breaking Elections

Ruling: Justice Kavanaugh denies Missouri AG bid to revive 7-1 congressional map; state must use previous 6-2 district lines for upcoming November election

Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday blocked Missouri from using a new congressional map, intended to give Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, in the November elections. — scotusblog.com, updated 10h ago

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The beat
12:58 PM
BreakingFiling: Solicitor General D. John Sauer asks the Supreme Court on Tuesday to restore DHS's SAVE immigration check for voter rolls ahead of midterm elections
electionlawblog.orgElections
6:48 PM
Filing: People Not Politicians files a 25-page Supreme Court plea against Missouri's federal map order; Brett Kavanaugh left a state ban in place 1 day prior
scotusblog.comElections
2:11 PM
Settlement: Grindr pays £26 million to resolve a UK class action over sharing user HIV status; the dating app admits no liability in the April 2024 lawsuit
theregister.comPrivacy
1:07 PM
Microsoft and the American Federation of Teachers agreed Wednesday to AI standards barring student data in model training after two major districts set bans
thehill.comPrivacy
3:36 PM
Rulemaking: White House publishes a rule on September 9, 2026 redefining usual residence by tax records to exclude noncitizens from the 2030 Census count
electionlawblog.orgElections
1:52 PM
Bill: A federal U.S. House bill named Flock-Off seeks to cut all federal funding used by local law enforcement to deploy automated Flock surveillance cameras
reclaimthenet.orgSurveillance
7:28 PM
Filing: Republican election officers tell Supreme Court mail ballot rules cannot be implemented for 2026; amicus filing cites Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418
electionlawblog.orgElections
7:10 PM
Federal government expands the biometric border surveillance system envisioned in the aftermath of 9/11; the cameras do not even require travelers to stop
reclaimthenet.orgSurveillance
7:11 PM
Filing: Democratic-led states ask the Supreme Court to block Donald Trump's order restricting mail-in voting; midterm elections are less than 2 months away
arkansasadvocate.comElections
6:42 PM
Bill: Americans could challenge foreign online censorship orders under the proposed congressional HOMEFRONT Act addressing international internet speech
reclaimthenet.orgCensorship
5:46 PM
Bill: Australian draft legislation mandates a digital duty of care and requires social platforms to let users disable algorithms under My Feed, My Way rules
biometricupdate.comSpeech
5:42 PM
Ruling: The Eighth Circuit denies a stay in Missouri's redistricting dispute as non-appealable; referendum proponents immediately appeal to the Supreme Court
electionlawblog.orgElections
Tax Foundation urges states to adopt higher nonresident filing and withholding thresholds for traveling workers; jock taxes apply to athletes and entertainers
taxfoundation.orgTaxation
5:07 PM
FinCEN permits banks and credit unions to verify customer identities using state mobile driver's licenses under 2 new FAQs and 1 updated FAQ issued Tuesday
biometricupdate.comFinancial Privacy
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