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Maryland kept printing ballots for illegal immigrant Ian Roberts long after he moved to Iowa

Ian Roberts, then-superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, delivers an annual address at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 11, 2025. (Jon Lemons/Des Moines Public Schools via AP) ** FILE **

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Weeks after the country learned that he was an illegal immigrant — and that he lived a thousand miles away in Iowa — former Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts’ name remains on Maryland’s voter rolls, according to multiple sources.

Supreme Court to review federal ban on drug users owning guns

U.S. Capitol Police officers with a K9 detector dog, patrols outside of Supreme Court, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

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The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a challenge the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, in a case advocates hope will bring clarity to the country’s chaotic landscape of marijuana and firearms laws.

U.S. Capitol Police officers with a K9 detector dog, patrols outside of Supreme Court, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Supreme Court to review federal ban on drug users owning guns

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House, on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House, on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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