Monday, September 1, 2014

Both Sides Cite Discrimination in Battle Over Texas Voter ID Law - NYTimes.com

Both Sides Cite Discrimination in Battle Over Texas Voter ID Law - NYTimes.com: " Minority groups and Democrats in Texas have loudly opposed a state law requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification before casting their ballots. But one of the law’s biggest critics can be found not in Texas but Washington – Eric H. Holder Jr., the United States attorney general.

On Tuesday, in a federal courtroom in Corpus Christi, Justice Department lawyers will try to convince a judge to strike down the voter ID law, the latest skirmish in a three-year legal battle over whether the law passed by the Republican-led Legislature in 2011 discriminates against blacks and Hispanics."

'via Blog this'

No comments: