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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s refusal to breathe new life into North Carolina’s sweeping voter identification law might be just a temporary victory for civil rights groups. 681 more words
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s refusal to breathe new life into North Carolina’s sweeping voter identification law might be just a temporary victory for civil rights groups. 681 more words
For Immediate Release
Date: May 15, 2017
Contact: Meaghan Lynch
Office: (202) 225.3101
Butterfield Statement on SCOTUS Voter ID Decision
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. 177 more words
37 more wordsDespite the fact that Donald Trump nominated Justice Neil Gorsuch, who is now firmly seated on the U.S. Supreme Court, our highest court has rejected an appeal to reinstate North Carolina’s voter ID law this week.
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That state was decided by 22,000 votes in last Presidential election.
After the Republican-led statehouse in Wisconsin changed its voter registration law mandating stricter identification, more than 200,000 mostly African Americans were not able to vote in the 2016 presidential election, according to a recently released study. 259 more words
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Three losses in federal court in barely a month over its voting laws have raised the stakes for Texas at a hearing before a three-judge panel. 114 more words