WASHINGTON (AP) – The North Carolina Supreme Court defeated the heads of the Republican legislature in an ongoing battle for an innovative photo recognition law on Thursday.
The 8-1 Decision The more than three-year dispute over voter identity card law, which is currently invalid and being appealed to state and federal courts, is still pending. The decision simply means Republican lawmakers can intervene in a federal lawsuit to support the law. Administered by the Lower Court The interests of lawmakers are adequately represented by Attorney General, Democrat Josh Stein.
Judge Neil Gorsuch wrote, “Through the General Assembly, the people of North Carolina have authorized the leaders of their legislature to protect state provisions sufficiently adopted by the constitutional challenge. “Normally, the federal court should respect this type of sovereign choice and not raise a presumption against it.”
Judge Sonia Sotomayor objected.
North Carolina voters in 2018 changed the state constitution to include a mandate for voter ID cards. Lawmakers then passed the existing law to amend it. The law requires voters to show a photo of their ID to vote, whether it’s a driver’s license, passport, or some student and local government identification data.
Democratic North Carolina Coordinator Roy Cooper vetoed the event, but lawmakers overcame his veto to pass the law. The state NAACP and several local chapters immediately submitted to federal court Suspend enforcement of the law, claiming it discriminates against Black and Latino voters in violation of the Constitution and Federal Voting Rights Act.
House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate Leader Phil Berger, both Republicans, wanted to intervene in federal court to defend the law to state attorneys and said Stein was not fighting enough for the law. But the federal judge said lawmakers’ interests were no longer adequately protected by lawyers from Stein’s agency. A three -judge panel of the Federal Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the legislator before the entire Federal Court of Appeals. The decision amended Decision 9-6 that MPs should not be allowed to interfere.
As for the law itself, it was initially blocked by the judge of the case, who declared that it was “unacceptable motivation, at least in part, with discriminatory intent”. But three appellate jury judges changed their minds and sent him to the U.S. District Court where the trial has not yet begun.
In state courtroom, Judges violated the law As tainted by racism. The North Carolina Supreme Court has said it will look into the case, but has not set a date for oral arguments.
Separately, the North Carolina Supreme Court has also ruled. Arguments were heard In the case whether the constitutional amendment providing for a voter’s identity card should be accepted, in the first place, on the November 2018 ballot. The state judge ruled that the GOP -the controlled legislature has no authority to amend and another vote because MPs were elected two years ago by racist constituents. This decision was later overturned on appeal Before going to the state Supreme Court.
Associated Press reporter Gary D. Robertson contributed to this report in Raleigh, NC
Source: Huffpost
