North Carolina voter ID upheld in big loss for thousands of residents ahead of Presidential vote

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s voter ID law in a ruling posted Monday evening. U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder issued a 485-page ruling dismissing all claims in the challenge to the state’s sweeping 2013 election law overhaul. Schroeder, a George W. Bush appointee, also ruled for the 2013 law that cut…