Breaking: The 4th Circuit strikes down NC voting restrictions b/c they were passed with discriminatory intent.pic.twitter.com/uhWXx4QBAM
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My breaking report on the 4th Circuit's NC voting law decision:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-appeals-court-north-carolina-tried-to-make-it-harder?utm_term=.tiJqoYmpK3#.bpEj9352yl …
The 4th Circuit addresses the "race as a proxy for party" question as such:pic.twitter.com/VHaChVSV5k
In holding the discriminatory intent finding of the dist ct clearly erroneous, the 4th Circuit does not mince words:pic.twitter.com/04SfwuPMQ8
Shorter Motz to the district court: What were you thinking?pic.twitter.com/yyZm58eyXp
What the North Carolina legislature did as soon as preclearance was gone after Shelby County:pic.twitter.com/1YFoL58m8m
4th Circuit explaining why, unlike the 5th Circuit, it is not remanding the NC case:pic.twitter.com/qFVaOylXL9
4th Circuit, on how this is different from Crawford (with a Romer cite!):pic.twitter.com/8nW3ZL3Zne
FULL REPORT: Federal Appeals Court: N.C. Tried To Make It Harder For Black People To Vote —> https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-appeals-court-north-carolina-tried-to-make-it-harder?utm_term=.gemNjWKRXm#.hvg1r7NLxA … via @BuzzFeedNews
A follow-up look at where the 4th Circuit decision detailed how lawmakers decided what voting changes to make:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/why-a-federal-court-found-discriminatory-intent-behind-north?utm_term=.cwyPV8lq0A …
So, on to the Supreme Court I assume? Any word on a stay?
#SCOTUS won't touch it. This is the 3rd District court to toss out Voter ID in the last few weeks. @chrisgeidner
Roberts isn't likely to allow the stay? I guess he probably knows especially with a 4/4, it'd stick anyway?
That too. I don't see a stay happening. @chrisgeidner
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