From the
opinion as provided by the
Brennan Center for Justice:
The Court holds that SB 14 creates an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote, has an impermissible discriminatory effect against Hispanics and African-Americans, and was imposed with an unconstitutional discriminatory purpose. The Court further holds that SB 14 constitutes an unconstitutional poll tax.
According to the
New York Times
The law, which did not take effect until 2013, is regarded by many experts as the strictest of its kind in the country. Known as Senate Bill 14, the law requires voters who show up at the polls to bring a government-issued picture ID. The list of acceptable identification includes a driver’s license, a United States passport, a concealed-handgun license or a so-called election identification certificate, a card similar to a driver’s license that is issued by the state Department of Public Safety. Forms of identification allowed in some states’ voter ID laws are prohibited, including student ID cards.
The Justice Department and several black and Hispanic voters, as well as advocacy groups and elected officials, claimed that the law had "discriminatory intent," in not allowing forms of identification that minority groups would more likely posses and intentionally trying to suppress the votes of the growing Hispanic and black population in Texas because they traditionally vote Democratic.
Clearly, Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of United States District Court agreed.
From the link provided by jfranks in the comments:
Also extremely important: the court expressly finds intentional discrimination relevant to bail-in under the Voting Rights Act, and says it will consider a bail-in order in the days to come. If the court indeed follows up with a bail-in order, Texas could become the first state brought back under a preclearance regime since Shelby County.