Fact-checking the chief justice on voter turnout
In the oral argument for a voting rights case, Chief Justice John Roberts made some claims about states with the lowest African-American turnout. We put his claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 at 10:31 a.m.
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