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Around the Nation
3:11 pm
Mon July 9, 2012
Texas Defends Voter ID Law
By editor
Originally published on Mon July 9, 2012 4:38 pm
A federal panel on Monday began hearing a lawsuit by the state of Texas against the U.S. Department of Justice, to allow the state's new voter ID law to go into effect. The Justice Department has blocked the law, arguing that it violates the Voting Rights Act by disproportionately harming Hispanic voters, who are less likely to have the required photo ID. Melissa Block speaks to NPR's Pam Fessler.