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Bloomberg, NBC News, The New York Times, The Hill and The Federalist report that the US Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a lower-court ruling that had blocked a New Hampshire directive on student IDs. The directive says student IDs cannot be used as proof of identity when voting, the outlets say. According to the outlets, the order lets the rule apply in the November 3 midterm elections, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissent. The order came on an emergency application by Secretary of State David Scanlan, according to The Federalist.

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  1. The US Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a lower-court ruling that had blocked New Hampshire's directive on student IDs for the midterm elections.

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    Bloomberg
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Federalist

  2. New Hampshire's directive, issued by Secretary of State David Scanlan, bars student IDs from being used to show eligibility to vote.

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    Bloomberg
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Federalist

  3. A federal judge had blocked the directive earlier this month, ruling that officials went further than a new state law allows.

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    NBC News
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Federalist

  4. The court said a federal judge should not have changed the election rules so close to the November 3 midterms.

    One outletNBC News· Left

  5. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter in the order.

    One outletThe Federalist· Far Right

  6. Republican state Rep. Ross Berry said student IDs lack address verification and citizenship checks and that the measure is needed for transparent elections.

    One outletThe Federalist· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Student IDs are a weak form of voter identification that should be barred from voting in New Hampshire.

    Ross Berry, a Republican state representative, says student IDs lack address verification and citizenship checks, and The Federalist describes the rule as closing a loophole. The New York Times describes the rule as a blanket ban that stops election officials from considering student IDs at all.

  • The lower court was right to block the directive.

    The Hill reports a lower judge ruled officials had improperly gone further than the new state law. NBC News reports the Supreme Court said that judge should not have changed the rules so close to the election.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that the Supreme Court lifted a lower-court ruling, letting New Hampshire bar student IDs for voting in November. The left stresses a win for Republicans and calls the rule a blanket ban, the center focuses on the court's order, and the right calls the IDs a loophole.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left headlines frame the ruling as a win for Republicans, with the Times calling it a blanket ban and NBC stressing the timing close to the election.

    Supreme Court Backs Republicans on New Hampshire Voter IDs
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill's headline states the ruling as a plain legal outcome: New Hampshire can block voters from using student IDs, with RNC backing noted in the description.

    Supreme Court rules NH can block voters from using student IDs
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    3 outlets

    The Federalist, the only far-right outlet in the sample, calls the rule closing a loophole and says the court greenlit it, so this side rests on one report.

    SCOTUS Says New Hampshire Can Close Student ID ‘Delegitimizing label“Loophole”The word presents the student-ID rule as an unintended gap to be shut rather than a rule the state adopted, which pre-judges the policy.More neutral: provisionDisagree with this highlight?’ In Elections
    The FederalistFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    Loophole

In the outlets’ own words

  • Delegitimizing label

    LoopholeMore neutral: provision

    The word presents the student-ID rule as an unintended gap to be shut rather than a rule the state adopted, which pre-judges the policy.

    SCOTUS Says New Hampshire Can Close Student ID ‘Loophole’ In Elections

    Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • ruling as a win for Republicans
  • timing so close to the midterms
  • blanket ban on student IDs

Leaves out

  • the sponsor's stated reason that student IDs lack address and citizenship checks

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The New York TimesLeft

    Supreme Court Allows Blanket Ban on Student IDs at Polls in New Hampshire

    The justices had been asked to weigh in on a New Hampshire directive that prevented election officials from considering student IDs to prove a voter’s identity.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

    In a win for Republicans, the court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • BloombergLeft

    Supreme Court Backs Republicans on New Hampshire Voter IDs

    The US Supreme Court lifted a ruling that would have allowed use of student-ID cards to help show eligibility to vote in New Hampshire, siding with Republicans in a state where Democrats are defending a Senate seat next month.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the court's power to let the state block student IDs
  • RNC backing for the request
  • lower judge overstepping the state law

Leaves out

  • Justice Jackson's lone dissent
  • the sponsor's stated reason that student IDs lack address and citizenship checks

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The HillCenter

    Supreme Court rules NH can block voters from using student IDs

    The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled New Hampshire’s top election official can fully stop voters from using their student IDs when showing up to the polls in the midterms — a request backed by the Republican National Committee (RNC). …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • closing a student-ID loophole
  • emergency order greenlighting the directive
  • Justice Jackson as lone dissent

Leaves out

  • the lower court's finding that officials went beyond the new state law

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting in midterms

    The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for New Hampshire to fully ban the use of student IDs for voting during the midterm elections.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The FederalistFar Right

    SCOTUS Says New Hampshire Can Close Student ID ‘Delegitimizing label“Loophole”The word presents the student-ID rule as an unintended gap to be shut rather than a rule the state adopted, which pre-judges the policy.More neutral: provisionDisagree with this highlight?’ In Elections

    The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily greenlit a New Hampshire directive on Thursday that prohibits the use and acceptance of student IDs in elections. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissent in the case. …

    Read at The Federalist (opens in a new tab)
  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    Supreme Court Allows New Hampshire to Bar Student IDs at Polls for Midterms

    The high court cited the Purcell principle, which guards against changes to election rules close to Election Day.

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 22, 6:02 PM EDT

  • Center

    48 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 6:50 PM EDT

  • Right

    59 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 7:01 PM EDT

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 22, 6:02 PM EDT
  2. NBC NewsLeftOct 22, 6:05 PM EDT
  3. The New York TimesLeftOct 22, 6:29 PM EDT
  4. The HillCenterOct 22, 6:50 PM EDT
  5. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 22, 7:01 PM EDT
  6. The FederalistFar RightOct 22, 7:03 PM EDT
  7. The Washington TimesRightOct 22, 7:13 PM EDT

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