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In a filing at the Supreme Court on Thursday, the Obama administration urged the Supreme Court to keep in place a federal appeals court ruling that struck down a series of voting restrictions, including a voter ID law, passed in North Carolina.
As it stands, the law — which contains five voting restrictions struck down by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals — cannot be enforced for this election.
This past week, North Carolina filed a request at the Supreme Court, asking that the 4th Circuit's ruling be put on hold so the law can be enforced during this election.
This is a developing story.
Read the United States' filing:
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