Wisconsin’s Voter ID Saga Continues, U.S. Supreme Court Now Involved
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Oct. 8, 2014 – It is possible that the U.S. Supreme Court could halt implementation of Wisconsin’s photo identification (ID) law before the November election, despite a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which said the law was okay.
The law, 2011 Wisconsin Act 23, requires voters to show photo ID at the polls. Today, the law’s challengers filed an “Emergency Application to Stay Seventh Circuit Judgment Pending Disposition of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari” with U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Elena Kagan, who is assigned to receive Seventh Circuit applications. This is the second emergency petition filed by those challenging photo ID, which includes a Wisconsin voter named Ruthelle Frank as the lead plaintiff.
The challengers also filed an emergency petition last week after the Seventh Circuit Appeals Court lifted an order that was blocking the law from taking effect. A three-judge panel, on Sept. 12, lifted a permanent injunction that was issued in April by Wisconsin Federal District Court Judge Lynn Adelman. Judge Adelman's permanent injunction stopped Wisconsin from enforcing the photo ID law.
If the Supremes hear the case, I predict a 5-4 decision favoring the vote suppressors.
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