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League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Walker

Case Information

Date Filed: October 20, 2011
State: Wisconsin
Issue: Voter ID
Courts that Heard this Case: Dane County Circuit Court (Case 11CV4669); Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV (Case 2012AP584); Wisconsin Supreme Court (Case 2012AP584)

Issue:

Whether Wisconsin statute requiring voters to produce photo ID at the polls is constitutional.

Status:

Complaint filed 10/20/11. Defendant's motion to dismiss amended complaint filed 1/27/12. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment filed 2/3/12. Decision and Order Granting Summary Declaratory Judgment and Permanent Injunction filed 3/12/12. Court of Appeals Certification of appeal for review by Wisconsin Supreme Court 3/28/12. Wisconsin Supreme Court's denial of petition for leave to appeal 4/16/12. Defendant's brief filed in Court of Appeals 5/25/12. Intervenor's brief filed 7/10/12. Plaintiffs' brief filed 8/20/12. Defendant's Petition to Bypass Court of Appeals and Motion for Stay filed in Wisconsin Supreme Court 8/21/12. Order denying motion to bypass filed 9/27/12. Court of Appeals opinion reversing trial court decision filed 5/30/13. Petition for Review filed 6/28/13. Petitioners' Brief in Wisconsin Supreme Court filed 12/20/13. Defendants-Appellants filed 1/17/14. Response Brief of Intervenors-Co-Appellants filed 1/17/14. Plaintiffs-Respondents-Petitioners' Reply Brief filed 2/6/14. Supreme Court opinion affirming court of appeals and upholding voter ID law filed 7/31/14.

See related Wisconsin voter ID cases: Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP v. Walker, Frank v. Walker, and LULAC v. Deininger

Dane County Circuit Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 10/20/11)
• Defendant's Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss (filed 12/5/11)
• Defendant's Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss  (filed 12/5/11)
• Plaintiff's Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss  (filed 12/23/11)
• Defendant's Reply Brief on Motion to Dismiss  (filed 1/10/12)
• Amended Complaint (filed 1/24/12)
• Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (filed 1/27/12)
• Defendant's Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (filed 1/27/12)
• Defendant's Answer to Amended Complaint (filed 1/30/12)
• Revised Amicus Brief of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (filed 2/2/12)
• Plaintiff's Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 2/3/12)
• Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (filed 2/3/12)
• Amicus Brief of Dane County (filed 2/15/12)
• Defendant's Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 2/16/12)
• Plaintiff's Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 2/23/12)
• Decision and Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (filed 3/5/12)
• Decision and Order Granting Summary Declaratory Judgment and Permanent Injunction (filed 3/12/12)
• Order Denying Stay (filed 3/20/12)
• Letter from Supreme Court to Lester Pines - a petition for review has been filed (filed 7/2/13)

Court of Appeals Documents

• Motion for Stay of Permanent Injunction Pending Appeal (filed 3/22/12)
• Certification of Appeal for Review by Wisconsin Supreme Court (filed 3/28/12)
• Brief of Defendants-Appellants (filed 5/25/12)
• Brief of Intervenors (filed 7/10/12)
• Brief of Plaintiffs-Respondents (filed 8/20/12)
• Reply Brief of Defendants-Appellants (filed 9/7/12)
• Reply Brief of Intervenors-Appellants (filed 9/7/12)
• Amicus Brief of Margaret Farrow et al (filed 9/24/12)
• Amicus Brief of AARP (filed 9/27/12)
• Amicus Brief of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (filed 9/28/12)
• Amicus Brief of Dane County Board of Supervisors (filed 10/5/12)
• Opinion Reversing Circuit Court Decision (filed 5/30/13)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Documents

• Order Denying Petition for Leave to Appeal (filed 4/16/12)
• Defendant's Petition to Bypass Court of Appeals (filed 8/21/12)
• Motion for Stay (filed 8/21/12)
• Order Denying Petition to Bypass (filed 9/27/12)
• Petition for Review (filed 6/28/13)
• Petitioners' Brief (filed 12/20/13)
• Brief of Defendants-Appellants (filed 1/17/14)
• Response Brief of Intervenors-Co-Appellants (filed 1/17/14)
• Order that parties are to inform the court whether the two argements should be consolidated, how they propose to allot their time, and whether they are willing to cede any oral argument time to intervenors-co-appellants (filed 1/22/14)
• Motion to Extend Time and Order Granting Motion (filed 1/24/14)
• Plaintiff-Respondents' NAACP response to Court Order (filed 1/31/14)
• Plaintiffs-Respondents-Petitioners' Reply Brief (filed 2/6/14)
• Defendant-Appellants' response to Court Order (filed 2/6/14)
• Intervenors Co-Appellants' response Court Order (filed 2/6/14)
• League Plaintiff-Respondents' response to Court Order (filed 2/6/14)
• Opinion Upholding Voter ID Law (filed 7/31/14)