2018 Supreme Court ruling

The 2018 Supreme Court ruling clarified that federal courts cannot block a state from requiring its residents to provide identification before voting, even if voters claim it burdens their rights. The Court decided that such state voter ID laws are generally permissible as long as they are crafted to prevent fraud without unfairly restricting voting rights. In essence, the ruling affirms that states have the authority to implement measures like ID requirements to protect election integrity, provided they do not cause significant voter suppression.