NEW : Both sides praise the decision . `` With regard to future elections , the department welcomes the court 's agreement that South Carolina 's law required broad modifications in order to respond to the serious concerns raised by the attorney general that the law as written would exclude minority voters . '' A judicial panel says South Carolina 's voter ID law does not discriminate . However , it says the law can not go into effect until next year . The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in this case on Tuesday morning.
NEW : Both sides praise the decision . A judicial panel says South Carolina 's voter ID law does not discriminate . However , it says the law can not go into effect until next year . The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in this case on Tuesday morning.