The Supreme Court declined to hear a case Monday about North Carolina's voter ID law, allowing a lower court ruling holding that the law was passed with " discriminatory intent" to prevail.

The Supreme Court's denial of the case means a 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that struck down the law will stand.

In explaining the high court's decision not to take the case, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the new governor and attorney general that took office in January 2017 moved to dismiss North Carolina's petition. Roberts also pointed out the "blizzard of filings over who is and who is not authorized to seek review in this Court under North Carolina law."