He Defended North Carolina’s Voter Suppression Law. Now He’s Set to Become a Federal Judge There.
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Thomas Farr will get a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
In July 2013, North Carolina enacted one of the country’s most restrictive voting laws. The measure required certain forms of government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot, cut the early voting period, and eliminated same-day voter registration, out-of-precinct voting, and pre-registration for high school students. The North Carolina NAACP called it a “monster” voter suppression law, filing a lawsuit against it for intentionally discriminating against voters of color...
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