You got ID? Supreme Court upholds Indiana voter identification laws
April 29, 2008, 06:31 AM
Franz Jantzen, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court Building
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold a law requiring voters in Indiana to present ID at the polls. The court rejected the argument that the law discriminates against the elderly, the poor and minorities.
Scholars say there is little evidence that the law prevents fraud, but there is also little evidence that it discriminates against specific groups of people. Joining The Takeaway are Columbia Law Professor Nate Persily and Karen Vaughn, a voter who found her right to vote limited by the law.
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