Sparkle Sooknanan

U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia

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Office: Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Born: 1983, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Education: St. Francis College, Hofstra University, Brooklyn Law School

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Supreme Court allows expanded citizenship-check database before midterms

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As of September 2026: Her order blocking modified SAVE was stayed by the Supreme Court

Texas ran all 18 million of its registered voters through an expanded federal citizenship-check database in a single pass. On September 25, the Supreme Court cleared the way for that system to keep running through the November midterms.

Updated Sep 26