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Oct 22 · Supreme Court lets New Hampshire bar student IDs at the polls for the midterms; Justice Jackson dissents

NBC News: Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can't be used to vote in November

Grade C (76/100). Article: the emergency order, the Sununu-Pappas Senate stakes, Jackson's dissent, the April law and Judge Laplante's ruling on Scanlan's guidance

Lehrer score 76/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: paragraph 1: 'In a win for Republicans' (the writer's own partisan framing of the ruling, in the lead)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.

paragraph 1: 'In a win for Republicans' (the writer's own partisan framing of the ruling, in the lead)

Splits: Article: the emergency order, the Sununu-Pappas Senate stakes, Jackson's dissent, the April law and Judge Laplante's ruling on Scanlan's guidance

  • Broken. Rule: own-voice claim/analysis (paragraph 1: 'In a win for Republicans' (the writer's own partisan framing of the ruling, in the lead))

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