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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: voter ID laws

voter ID laws stories: 3 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Supreme Court Expands Margins

5-4 votes that characterized last
term grow scarce

May 23, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court divisions expected after Samuel Alito replaced Sandra Day O’Connor materialized last term but have since disappeared in a tide of consensus. Only one of 35 cases this term has been decided 5 to 4. Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times looks at a once-predictable panel... More »

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Antonin Scalia • John Roberts • lethal injection • voter ID laws • child pornography • US Supreme Court • consensus

Supreme Court Examining
Voter ID Laws

Obtaining correct documents is undue burden, detractors say

Jan 9, 08 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments today on the legality of voter ID requirements, which have sprung up in 24 states since the 2000 election. The laws are designed to guard against polling-place fraud, which studies show is non-existent. Proponents say requiring ID preempts potential fraud and builds voter confidence, NPR... More »

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voter fraud • voter ID laws • US Supreme Court

Obama Wants Voter-Rights Official Sacked

Said voter ID laws don't hurt minorities; they 'don't become elderly'

Oct 20, 07 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama wrote to the Justice Department asking for the dismissal of John Tanner, the head of its voting rights division, in the wake of Tanner's assertions that voter ID laws primarily hurt old white people, because "minorities don't become elderly the way white people do. They die first.... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of Justice • voting rights • minorities • John Tanner • National Latino Congreso • voter ID laws

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