Republican-Leaning Panel To Hear S.C. Voter ID Case On Aug. 27 | Talking Points Memo

South Carolina’s voter ID law will go on trial before a panel of judges in a federal court in D.C. from Aug. 27 until Aug. 31, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The case will be heard by U.S. District Judges Brett M. Kavanaugh, John D. Bates and Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. Kavanaugh and Bates were appointed by President George W. Bush; Kollar-Kotelly was appointed by President Bill Clinton. Judge Bates wrote an opinion upholding the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act.


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