Friday, April 29, 2016

Supreme Court won't block Texas photo ID law — yet

The Supreme Court ruled for the second time on Texas' strict photo ID law.(Photo: Tamir Kalifa, AP) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Friday to block Texas' photo ID law, the strictest in the nation, from remaining in effect for now, but it left open the possibility of doing so this summer if a lower court challenge remains unresolved. Civil rights groups...

U.S. Supreme Court Lets Texas Voter ID Law Stand During Appeal

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Lone-Star State to still enforce a law requiring voters to point out identification at the polls, a reversal for civil rights challengers UN agency aforementioned the law might build it troublesome for a large range of minorities to forged a ballot in November. The court, in an exceedingly transient written order, declined to disturb a lower-court action that has allowed Lone-Star State to use its voter-ID law...