Why Doesn't the Supreme Court Want North Carolina Citizens to Vote?

Yesterday, in the dead of night, the Supreme Court overruled the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that restored at least some voting protections to North Carolina citizens.

The appeals court had reinstated same-day voter registration during the early voting period and said that ballots cast outside a voter's precinct must be counted. The Supreme Court's decision allows North Carolina's new voting restrictions to stay in effect for the Nov. 4 elections.

The NAACP, League of Women Voters and other groups challenged the extreme voting laws adopted by the state legislature last year, pointing out that the changes were intended to restrict voting among people of color, the elderly and students. An exasperated 4th Circuit Court of Appeals judge asked during oral arguments: "Why does the state of North Carolina not want people to vote?"

The question now seems to be: "Why doesn't the Supreme Court want North Carolinians to vote?"