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The Trump administration lost again in court, this time on voter ID

A federal judge ruled that Texas' voter ID was intended to discriminate against blacks and Latinos

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US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Jessica Huseman | ProPublica

A federal court in Texas has again ruled the state's 2011 voter identification law intentionally discriminated against minorities. It's the latest loss in the case for Texas — which has spent years unsuccessfully defending the law. But it also has implications for the Trump administration.

In February, the new administration abruptly abandoned the crux of the Justice Department's opposition to the voter ID law. Government lawyers also asked the judge to delay her decision on whether the law intentionally discriminated against blacks and Latinos.

Judge Nelva Ramos Gonzales rejected their request for a delay. And Monday, she ruled that