. >> joining me now is representati representative micheaux and joining him is allison riggs, for thechallenging the law in court. thank you both for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> representative micheaux, those were powerful words about the franchise. what was the reaction to the judge upholding the rule in your state? >> i was not surprised. i figured it was going to come out, particularly since he held out the portion of the voting -- of the i.d. at the time that -- at the time the trial started. if you remember he only -- we had the trial on one phase and he took the voter i.d. thing at the later day. i figured he was going to do that. and but i mean, he wrote this 487 page novel that is just hard to fathom. >> alison, where does the legal fight in north carolina stand now? >> we're encouraged because it's moving quickly. the fourth circuit court of appeals the next step in the appeals process just yesterday put us on a very expedited review. this is the court that struck down judge schrader's ruling on the preliminary injunction. we're going to be briefed by the end o