| Los Angeles Times |
The court did not rule on the constitutionality of the law, but cleared the way for the restrictions to take effect for the November election while legal challenges work their way through the courts.
"This is an affront to our democracy," Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, said in response to the order. "Today's decision means hundreds of thousands of eligible voters in Texas will be unable to participate in November's election because Texas has erected an obstacle course designed to discourage voting."
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