Is North Carolina's Strict Voter-id Law Constitutional?

dgraham@theatlantic.com, The Atlantic
Tue, 01/26/2016 - 4:13am

Chris Keane / Reuters Lawyers and advocates were back in a courtroom in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Monday, for a second challenge to the state’s strict new voting laws. A group of plaintiffs, led by the NAACP and the Department of Justice, is seeking to overturn a new rule, which is set to take effect in March’s primaries, requiring voters to present a photo ID before voting.

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