Politics News Alert: Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law

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Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law
The Washington Post Thursday, August 30, 2012 12:18:15 PM

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Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law

A federal court on Thursday struck down Texas's controversial new voter ID law, ruling that the state could not demonstrate that the law would not harm the voting rights of minorities.

The Justice Department had blocked the law in March, contending that it would violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act and disproportionately harm Hispanic voters.

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