Justice Dept. Cites Race in Halting Law Over Voter ID
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
The department said a new South Carolina law that would require voters to present photo identification would disproportionately suppress turnout among eligible minority voters.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
News of Interest from Dec 24
Some news stories that caught my attention:
When President Obama signed a budget bill on Friday, he issued a signing statement claiming a right to bypass dozens of provisions that placed requirements or restrictions on the executive branch, saying he had “well-founded constitutional objections” to the new statutes.
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