Supreme Court upholds Ohio's policy for purging voter rolls

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Ohio’s process for purging voters from its rolls, siding with the state in a case that questioned its policy for maintaining its voter registration lists.

The court split 5-4 along ideological lines in its decision, and Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court’s swing vote, sided with the conservatives in the case.

With its decision Monday, the court reversed a ruling from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.