US Department of Justice drop long-standing opposition to a key aspect of Texas' voter ID law

    US Department of Justice has dropped its long-standing opposition to a key aspect of Texas' voter ID law.

    It said it would no longer argue that the law passed in 2011 was intended to discriminate against minorities.
   But it did not withdraw altogether from a lawsuit that also argues that the law had a discriminatory effect.
   According to reports, the law requires voters to show only certain forms of ID, including gun permits, but in other states - college IDs are not acceptable.
    Last year, a federal appeals court ruled that the law had a discriminatory effect.
    It said this was because the forms of ID required suited Republican-leaning white voters and excluded forms of ID that were more likely to be used by minorities and Democrat-leaning younger voters.