Important case flying under the radar at SCOTUS. More about it when I have time. In the meantime, here are the briefs, courtesy of the ABA:
State of Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
Docket No., 12-71
Arguement Date: TBD
QUESTION PRESENTED:
Did the court of appeals err 1) in creating a new, heightened preemption test under Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution (“the Elections Clause”) that is contrary to this Court’s authority and conflicts with other circuit court decisions, and 2) in holding that under that test the National Voter Registration Act preempts an Arizona law that requests persons who are registering to vote to show evidence that they are eligible to vote?
Merit Briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Arizona
- Brief for Petitioners Twenty-Six County Recorders and County Election Directors
- Brief for Respondents Inter Tribal Council Of Arizona, Inc., League Of Women Voters Of Arizona, Arizona Advocacy Network, Steve M. Gallardo, League Of United Latin American Citizens Arizona, and Hopi Tribe
- Brief for Gonzalez Respondents
Amicus Briefs
- Brief for Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Texas in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for the American Civil Rights Union and 12 Civil Rights Lawyers in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for the American Unity Legal Defense Fund in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Inc., in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for Kris W. Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for Landmark Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for Members of Congress in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for Mountain States Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for State Senator Russell Pearce in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for Community Voter Registration Organizations in Support of Respondents
- Brief for Constitutional Law Professors in Support of Respondents
- Brief for Election Administrators in Support of Respondents
- Brief for the League of Women Voters in Support of Respondents
- Brief for Members of Congress in Support of Respondents
- Brief for NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Anti-Defamation League in Support of Respondents
- Brief for Overseas Vote Foundation, Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas, American Citizens Abroad, Military Spouses of Michigan, and Arizona Students’ Assocation in Support of Respondents
- Brief for the United States in Support of Respondents