Center · Read · October 23, 2026
Oct 22 · Supreme Court lets New Hampshire bar student IDs for voting in the midterms
SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to restrict use of student IDs in voting
Grade A (100/100). The order, Jackson's dissent, and both sides' arguments in their own words
Lehrer score 100/100 (no deductions; checked for spin against the article text: [8:16 PM ET Oct 22, Amy Howe, ¶1] the order's reason quoted, not characterized: 'lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter the election rules on the eve of an election'; [¶5] the state's side in its own words: 'based on its own interpretation of state law, while generating more questions than it answers'; [¶6] the challengers' side in theirs: 'enforces the legislature’s statutes against an executive gloss exceeding the statutes’ reach'). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.
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Splits: The order, Jackson's dissent, and both sides' arguments in their own words
Same story: NBC News, Washington Examiner