· 8/30/2012
State of Texas v. Holder
Citations
- 888 F. Supp. 2d 113
- 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127119
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that “the burdens associated with obtaining an ID will weigh most heavily on the poor”
- noting that the preclearance analysis places the burden on the State to prove that a law does not have “‘the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race’—i.e. . . . a retrogressive effect”
- “SB 14 is far stricter than either Indiana’s or Georgia’s voter ID laws.”
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Judges: Judge Rosemary M. Collyer
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