Crowd protests Pennsylvania voter ID law ahead of court challenge

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ChicagoTribune.com
Mark Shade Reuters

5:16 p.m. CDT, July 24, 2012

Hundreds of residents protested the new voter ID law on Tuesday at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. (Photo by Melissa Daniels)


HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators protested Pennsylvania's controversial new voter identification law on Tuesday, calling it unnecessary and discriminatory.

The law faces a challenge beginning on Wednesday in state court by civil rights groups. The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it was investigating whether the law discriminates against minorities.

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