Following the Supreme Court ruling on June 25, 2013 that found Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act to be unconstitutional, Attorney General Greg Abbott wasted no time in announcing that Texas' voter ID law would become effective immediately, given that it no longer had to be approved by the Department of Justice.

Texas' voter ID law was disallowed by the Department of Justice in 2012, citing concerns that it largely targeted Hispanic voters.

While at a press conference in Finland, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave this statement concerning NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s presence in Russia.

The Supreme Court Ruling in Shelby County, Alabama v. The United States essentially struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1964, which mandated that states attempting to institute voter ID laws prove that such laws were not racially discriminatory. While the justices agreed with the spirit of Section 4, they found its method of application unconstitutional and have left it to Congress to craft a more viable alternative.

After the US requested his extradition from Hong Kong, NSA leaker Edward Snowden fled to Russia on June 23, 2013. With the help of WikiLeaks, Snowden requested political asylum from Ecuador with this letter.

After a year of living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, released this statement, calling for the world to support NSA leaker Edward Snowden as he seeks asylum in Ecuador.