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Article: Lawyers Committee Disappointed With Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Indianas Voter Identification Law, But Will Continue Fight to Protect All Voters

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April 28, 2008
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Contact: Stacie B. Miller of Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, +1-202-662-8317, +1-202-445-6101 (cell), smiller@lawyerscommittee.org

WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued a statement today expressing disappointment that the Supreme Court rejected a racial, constitutional challenge to Indianas voter identification law in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board.However, the Lawyers Committee notes that the Supreme Court left the door open for future constitutional challenges to voter identification laws.

We remain committed to ensuring that laws which restrict the ballot to traditionally ...

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