Today's news round-up

Good News

• Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge in voting rights case
• U.S. top court rejects Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo class action appeals
• Man Pleads Guilty to Beating Transgender Woman Islan Nettles to Death This was a hate crime. Unfortunately he never said anything explicitly, so the prosecutors didn't think they could prove that beyond a reasonable doubt. Thus he wasn't charged with a hate crime.
• California governor signs $15-an-hour minimum wage into law Also: New York's Cuomo signs two-tier minimum wage law in push for state-wide $15/hour
• Virginia governor vetoes bill to label books 'sexually explicit' in schools