1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: And now it's time for our daily Bloomberg Law Brief, 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: exploring legal issues in the news. Today, Bloomberg Law hosts 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: Greg Store discusses a ruling by a federal judge in 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: Texas at the state's voter identification laws are intentionally discriminatory 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: towards black and Hispanic voters. He speaks to Josh Douglas, 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: a professor at the University of Kentucky School of Law. 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: This case has a long procedural history. I don't think 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: we want to get get into all that, but tell 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: us what is new about this this ruling from from 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: Judge Ramas. What's new is that the judge here explicitly 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: found that the state of Texas meant to discriminate against 12 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: minority voters when passing the voter ide law. Now, the 13 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: judge had found this previously, and it went up on 14 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: appeal in the Fifth Circuit reversed and said you considered 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: some evidence that you shouldn't have considered. So this ruling 16 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: is the judge not considering that extra evidence and still 17 00:00:55,800 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: finding that the state had discriminated against minority voters. Josh. 18 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: Some people have have described the Texas law as the 19 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: strictest in the nation. Um, do you agree with that, 20 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: and if so, what what is different about the way 21 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: the requirements for Texas in Texas for voter i das 22 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: from other states that have voter ide laws. Yeah, it 23 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: is one of the strictest, and and that goes to 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: the requirements of what you can show and what your 25 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: idea has to have. So in some states they allow you, 26 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: if you don't have a photographic i D to sign 27 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: an affidavit a testing under penalty of perjury that you 28 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: are who you say you are. Other states allow you 29 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: to use your student i D if you are have 30 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: an idea from a public university. Texas doesn't than know 31 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: any of that, at least under the law as it's 32 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: enacted and as it's being considered. The last year of 33 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: court did require to soften the law to allow more 34 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: things like an affidavit requirement. Um, but as the loft 35 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: stands and what the judges reviewing, it's very strict. You 36 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: need a government issued photo identification that's not inspired. It 37 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: can't be your student i D. Of course, interestingly, your 38 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: gun license in Texast does count as an idea, but 39 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: your publicly issued student i D doesn't. And so it's 40 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: the types of forms that you need are very, very narrow, 41 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: and that's what makes it the most strict in the nation. 42 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: That is Josh Douglas, a professor at the University of 43 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: Kentucky School of Law, speaking to Bloomberg Law host Craig Store. 44 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: You can listen to Bloomberg Law weekdays at one pm 45 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: while street time here on Bloomberg Radio, and that's this 46 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: morning's Bloomberg Law Brief. You can find more legal news 47 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: at Bloomberg Law dot com and Bloomberg BNA dot com. 48 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: Attorneys will find exceptional legal research and business development tools 49 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: there as well. Visit Bloomberg Law dot com and Bloomberg 50 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 1: BNA dot com for more information.