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Press Release

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Court of Appeals Ruling in Texas Voter ID Case

For Immediate Release
Office of Public Affairs

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released a statement today after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling that Texas’s voter ID law violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act:

“We are pleased that the court of appeals agreed unanimously with the district court that the Texas statute violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and we are studying the opinion in light of the future proceedings the court of appeals has ordered.”

Updated February 6, 2025
Topic
Voting and Elections
Component
Office of the Attorney General
Press Release Number: 15-978

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