Supreme Court declines Texas appeal in voter ID case, but the fight isn't over yet
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declined Texas officials’ appeal in the ongoing battle over the state’s voter identification law Monday, meaning an earlier decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — which found the law violates the Voting Rights Act — will stand.
Chief Justice John Roberts, however, took the unusual step of offering an explanation for why the Supreme Court chose not to hear the appeal. He hinted that he might be willing to reconsider the issue.
Roberts noted that a lower court is still attempting to determine how Texas must adapt its voter ID law to compensate for the discriminatory effects that judges found the law had on black and Hispanic citizens. In the next few months, the lower court will specify the next steps Texas officials must take.
“The issues will be better suited for [the court to review] at that time,” Roberts wrote.
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