Friday, September 02, 2016

SCOTUS Denies NC Request To Halt Ruling Blocking Voting Restrictions
Tierney Sneed · Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 4:15 pm

The Supreme Court denied Wednesday North Carolina's request to allow it to implement a series of voting restrictions struck down by an appeals court. The state was unable to win over any of the court's liberal justices to provide it the fifth vote needed to halt the appeals court ruling.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that the voting restrictions were passed with the intent to discriminate against minority voters.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/scotus-north-carolina-voting-stay-denied

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