- A federal appeals court kept a lower-court ban on using DHS’s SAVE immigration database to check citizenship on voter rolls, blocking the Trump administration’s push ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.
- Judges warned the system shares private data and can produce inaccurate matches that might force people to prove citizenship or even lose their voter registration.
- The ruling was 2-1 (one Trump appointee dissented), though a separate Florida judge has ordered limited access for four GOP-led states.
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- Trump got his face on commemorative $1 coins even though a law bars living presidents from appearing on currency.
- A new East Wing ballroom (and helipad) is being built at the White House despite Chief Justice Roberts calling the project "likely unlawful."
- The administration has repeatedly sidestepped laws—on military actions, agency funding and immigration enforcement—creating changes that may be hard to reverse.
- LSU left former NFL players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris off the Week 1 roster vs. Clemson amid a dispute over an SEC rule barring ex-pros; a Louisiana court granted them a preliminary injunction Thursday night.
- Both have been practicing with the team and Wright said he planned to play; both previously played for new LSU coach Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss.
- They remain enrolled and could be added later — LSU’s submitted roster has 103 players, leaving two open spots.
- A federal judge extended a block on the USPS's new mail-ballot rules ahead of the November midterms, saying they’re likely unconstitutional and could disenfranchise voters.
- States are already mailing ballots, and election officials warn the new requirements (unique barcodes, an online portal, and envelope checks) are unworkable on short notice; a whistleblower called the portal “untested” and potentially risky.
- The Justice Department is likely to appeal and sought Supreme Court intervention; the USPS says it’s refining the portal and is offering voluntary envelope reviews.
- Barry Morphew, out on a $3 million bond in his wife's suspected killing, was arrested after prosecutors say he caused a hit-and-run while in Denver — reportedly during a trip to Denver International Airport.
- Prosecutors say that airport trip (possibly to pick up his daughter) violated bond terms that barred travel away from his southern Colorado home except for work.
- Suzanne Morphew’s skeletal remains were found in 2023; prosecutors allege traces of a wildlife tranquilizer in her bones and say Barry had unique access to those chemicals — he has pleaded not guilty and faces trial next summer.
- A federal judge extended an injunction blocking the USPS from enforcing President Trump’s executive order to limit mail voting, stopping immediate changes.
- The ruling comes as states (starting with North Carolina) are already mailing ballots, and the court warned late changes could cause significant voter disenfranchisement.
- The administration is expected to appeal (the Supreme Court has already weighed in), and so far no state has chosen to adopt the new USPS rules.
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