Texas voter ID law still standing High court weighs appeal to put limits on hold for the fall elections
"This is a perfect illustration of what we lost," said Jon Greenbaum, chief counsel for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. "We have seven judges who looked at this and all found a violation. Yet the law is still in effect." Since that provision of the act was struc...
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Annapolis
Tribune Publishing Company, LLC
13.04.2016
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| Summary: | "This is a perfect illustration of what we lost," said Jon Greenbaum, chief counsel for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. "We have seven judges who looked at this and all found a violation. Yet the law is still in effect." Since that provision of the act was struck down, eight of the nine states that were subject to federal "preclearance" have adopted or enforced laws or restrictions that altered voting procedures in ways that have made it more difficult for poor, minority and mostly Democratic voters, voting rights groups say. In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg compared the majority's logic to "throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet." |
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