Last Updated: February 22, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Frank v. Walker
Case Information
Date Filed: December 13, 2011
State: Wisconsin
Issue: Voter ID
Current Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Case 2:11-cv-01128)
Issue:
Whether Wisconsin voter ID legislation is unconstitutional as applied to certain classes of eligible Wisconsin voters; more specifically, whether the legislation unduly burdens the fundamental right to vote under the Equal Protection Clause, violates the Twenty-Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments as an unconstitutional poll tax, and violates the Equal Proection Clause in arbitrarily refusing to accept certain identification documents.
Status:
Complaint filed 12/13/11.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 12/13/11) - Defendant's Answer to Complaint (filed 2/13/12)
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Commentary
A Poster Child for Dysfunctional Districting
Daniel P. Tokaji
Fifty years ago next month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr (1962), inaugurating the “reapportionment revolution” which led to the redrawing of legislative districts across the country. This milestone provides the opportunity to reflect not only on what has been accomplished, but also on what still needs to be done.
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