New Hampshire student ID voting

What's happening

The Supreme Court said student IDs cannot be used for voting in New Hampshire's midterm elections, granting an emergency request filed by the state that was backed by the Republican National Committee.1(source: Oct 22: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting) The brief unsigned order said a federal judge should not have ordered a change to voting rules so close to the Nov. 3 election, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter.1(source: Oct 22: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting)

How we got here

1. A state law enacted in April removed student IDs from the list of identification election officials would accept when someone requests a ballot.1(source: Oct 22: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting)
2. The case stemmed from a law passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature earlier this year that prohibited student identification cards from being used to register to vote or receive a ballot for the Nov. 3 election.2(source: Oct 23: Jackson Dissents as Supreme Court Allows New Hampshire Student ID Voting Limits)
3. Voting advocacy groups sued, arguing the restrictions were unconstitutional and discriminated against young voters.2(source: Oct 23: Jackson Dissents as Supreme Court Allows New Hampshire Student ID Voting Limits)
4. The Supreme Court on Thursday said student IDs cannot be used for voting in New Hampshire's midterm elections, granting an emergency request filed by the state with the backing of the Republican National Committee.1(source: Oct 22: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting)
5. Jackson publicly dissented from the Thursday order, while other justices cited the longstanding precedent that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter election rules on the eve of an election.2(source: Oct 23: Jackson Dissents as Supreme Court Allows New Hampshire Student ID Voting Limits)