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Federal court shelves Georgia voter ID law
A federal judge blocked Georgia from enforcing photo ID requirements for voting as unconstitutional and an undue burden. The 123 page ruling found the law would deter elderly, poor and African American voters and likely impact Nov elections held without photo ID. Civil rights groups and others praised the decision while supporters vow to appeal.
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Atlanta
Georgia
U.S. District Court
Harold Murphy
Rome
Glenn Richardson
R-Hiram
Thurbert Baker
Martin Luther King Jr
Coretta Scott King
GOP
AARP
League of Women Voters
The
American Civil Liberties Union
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Justice Department
Alberto Gonzales
Sonny Perdue
Perdue
Murphy
Department of Justice
Cecil Staton
Macon
Joseph Lowery