Developing story. The Justice Department is saying now it will go ahead with its efforts to block texas new voter i. D. Law. It was implemented after the Supreme Court back in june struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights act. Nbc news justice correspondent Pete Williams joins us live. Its making headlines. It escalates the battle. The center piece is the Supreme Courts decision striking down the heart of the Voting Rights act. Before the court ruled texas had to get preclearance for any changes on the election law and the federal court said no both to texas changing its voter i. D. Law and redrawing its district lines for congressional and legislative districts. After that the Justice Department is pursuing new courts. We cant stop you under the old Voting Rights act but well use a new section to claim this voter i. D. Law is unconstitutional. A written statement says we will not allow the Supreme Courts decision to be determined as open season for the states to pursue me
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