U.S. appeals court finds that Texas voter ID law is discriminatory

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Wed Jul 20, 2016 3:01pm EDT

U.S. appeals court finds that Texas voter ID law is discriminatory

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a Texas law requiring voters to show a government-issued form of photo identification before casting a ballot is discriminatory.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the law has discriminatory effects and violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act.

(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Leslie Adler)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-texasvoting-idUSKCN1002KJ

[tonyt53]

1. Roh roh. Even if appealed to the SCOTUS, the split court would not overturn this ruling.

[Gothmog]

2. Here is a link to the opinion

Here is the link to the opinion which is over 200 pages with dissents and a concurrence https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2995942-Voter-ID-Opinion-5th-Circuit-July.html I just scanned the remedy section and a couple of paragraphs of the dissents. I want to bottle the tears of Edith Jones and Priscilla Owen reflected in these dissents

[donald20]

3. fairness and equality

justice must prevail