(Agence France-Presse) The US Supreme Court on Saturday said Texas can enforce its stringent voter identification law next month, in a blow to opponents who argued it unfairly targets minorities.
A federal judge in Texas last week struck down the law, but an appeals court said there was too little time to re-train poll workers and the law should apply in the November 4 midterm elections.
With just weeks to go before the vote, the top US court upheld that appeals ruling, allowing the law to be enforced in the upcoming polls.
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