The Fifth Circuit yesterday issued this opinion in Mississippi State Democratic Party v. Barbour, reversing a lower court opinion that had declared Mississippi’s semi-closed primary statute unconstitutional and had required both party identification and photo ID to vote in a party primary. The Fifth Circuit opinion, authored by Judge Edith Jones, purports to “put the parties out of their litigation misery,” finding plaintiffs’ claims nonjusticiable. The AP’s coverage may be found here, and Richard Winger has this post on Ballot Access News.