Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editorial: Wisconsin’s voter ID law was a mistake from the start; a political talking point dressed up as policy, aiming to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. And although the law isn’t particularly onerous for most people, there… Continue reading

NYT: Ever since Texas’ strict voter identification law was passed in 2011, Democratic lawmakers and minority groups had focused on how to get it struck down. This week, after a federal appeals court ruled that the law discriminated against… Continue reading

Just a short note to point out how the goalposts have moved. Plaintiffs in the Texas voter id case yesterday were claiming victory after the Fifth Circuit en banc held that Texas’s strict voter id law violated Section 2 of… Continue reading

Wasting no time, this scheduling order from the trial court also includes the contours of what a softening rule must look like: It is further ORDERED that any plan for interim relief must include terms regarding the following:  All… Continue reading

Zack Roth explores.

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I have written this piece for Slate. it begins: This week’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit—holding that Texas’ strict voter identification law violates the Voting Rights Act—is good news for those who believe such… Continue reading

Eric Eckholm for the NYT Ariane de Vogue for CNN Jess Bravin of CNN (and this Law Blog post) Bob Barnes for WaPo Zack Roth NBC Pam Fessler for NPR Dallas Morning News Brennan Center Campaign Legal Center Lawyers’ … Continue reading

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Reuters WSJ AP And here is my earlier post, discussing the chances of success on appeal, if Wisconsin appeals.

You can find Judge Adelman’s 44-page order here. I’m about to jump on a call, and so I will post more later. But suffice to say that this is a very big deal, and at first blush (subject to… Continue reading

Reminder on SCOTUS’s soft July 20 deadline to the 5th Circuit.