Inside North Carolina's battle over voter ID laws

Name: Inside North Carolina's battle over voter ID laws
Uploaded: 2015-10-03T17:41:30Z
Duration: P620S
Description: After the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a key part of the Voting Rights Act, North Carolina's Republican-led state legislature passed a law instituting voter ID and overturning many of the voting procedures civil rights leaders spent years trying win. Now, the law is being challenged in federal court. NewsHour's Jeff Greenfield reports.

Clip: Season 2015 | 10m 20s

After the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a key part of the Voting Rights Act, North Carolina's Republican-led state legislature passed a law instituting voter ID and overturning many of the voting procedures civil rights leaders spent years trying win. Now, the law is being challenged in federal court. NewsHour's Jeff Greenfield reports.

Aired: 10/02/15

Rating: NR

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