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From the Right · Read · October 23, 2026

Oct 22 · Supreme Court lets New Hampshire bar student IDs for voting in the midterms

Washington Examiner: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to bar student IDs for voting

Grade C (76/100). Order and dissent quoted; misstates what the lower court blocked

Lehrer score 76/100 (−24 factual error: The decision reverses a federal judge’s order blocking New Hampshire from enforcing a law that barred student IDs (the judge declined to block the law and barred only the secretary's guidance, per the order and SCOTUSblog)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.

The decision reverses a federal judge’s order blocking New Hampshire from enforcing a law that barred student IDs (the judge declined to block the law and barred only the secretary's guidance, per the order and SCOTUSblog)

Splits: Order and dissent quoted; misstates what the lower court blocked

  • Broken. Rule: factual error (The decision reverses a federal judge’s order blocking New Hampshire from enforcing a law that barred student IDs (the judge declined to block the law and barred only the secretary's guidance, per the order and SCOTUSblog))

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Same story: NBC News, SCOTUSblog

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