DOJ Files #SCOTUS Brief in Texas Voter ID Case

Lyle at SCOTUSBlog:

Saying that the spread across the country of new laws to restrict voting rights will create new tests of constitutionality for the Supreme Court, the Obama administration on Wednesday evening asked the Justices in the meantime to bar Texas from using its strict new voter ID law.  The government’s application was one of three (the others are here and here) seeking delay of the new law — a delay that clearly would last through this year’s election, including early voting that starts Monday in Texas.

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