Discriminatory Intent News Today

A federal judge has struck down a North Carolina law criminalizing voting for people with felony convictions.

When a judge writes nearly 300 pages in an order that may well be quickly overturned, they’re trying to send a message beyond the judicial action itself.

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First thrown out back in 2014. and the texas legislature did make some changes. yesterday a judge ruled that those changes did not fix the law which was enacted with, quote, discriminatory intent. i spoke with a congressman from texas, will hurd, about that decision and a lot more. congressman hurd, thank you very much for being on this program. nice to have you back. >> thanks for having me on. >> let me start with a question about the department of swrujus, supporting that texas i.d. law. you ...

Voter i.d. laws critics accuse law enforcements of being motivated not by a desire to curb voter fraud bye-bye racism. eric holder compared this to poll taxes that expressed the vote under jim crow and this week theres evidence to back the claim that voter i.d. legislation is rooted in racial bias. according to a new study from the university of southern california theres strong evidence that, quote, discriminatory intent underlies legislative support for voter i.d. laws. to arrive at this concl...