Voter ID Ruling in Pennsylvania Cited Bigoted 1869 Court Decision

Huffington Post by Dan Froomkin | Sep. 11, 2012 (News Analysis)

A Pennsylvania judge's decision to uphold the state's tough new voter-identification law last month was based in part on a 19th century state court decision that at the time disenfranchised many Philadelphia workmen who the court didn't feel were virtuou Full Story »

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Topics: Racism, Law, Elections, Pennsylvania, Presidential Election 2012
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