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Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP v. Walker

Case Information

Date Filed: December 16, 2011
State: Wisconsin
Issue: Voter ID
Current Court: Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II (Case 2012AP001652)

Issue:

Whether Wisconsin statute requiring voters to produce photo ID at polls violates several provisions of the Wisconsin Constitution.

Status:

Complaint filed 12/16/11. Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction filed 1/18/12. Answer filed 2/6/12. Order granting motion for temporary injunction issued 3/12/12. Circuit court order denying Motion to Stay 3/15/12. Wisconsin Supreme Court order denying petition for leave to appeal 4/16/12. Trial held in circuit court 4/16/12 - 4/19/12 with decision expected after parties submit trial briefs by 6/18/12. Court of appeals order denying petition for leave to appeal and motion for stay 4/25/12. Permanent injunction issued by Circuit Court 7/17/12. Notice of Appeal filed 7/23/12. 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. Intervenors' Brief filed 10/10/12. Respondents' Brief filed 11/5/12. Intervenors' Reply Brief filed 11/21/12. State's Reply Brief filed 1/14/13.

See related Wisconsin voter ID cases: League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Walker, Frank v. Walker, Jones v. Deininger

Dane County Circuit Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 12/16/11)
• Plaintiff's Notice of Motion for Temporary Injunction (filed 1/18/12)
• Plaintiffs' Brief in Support of Motion for Temporary Injunction (filed 1/18/12)
• Plaintiff's Appendix to Motion for Temporary Injunction (filed 1/18/12)
• Defendants' Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Injunction (filed 2/3/12)
• Answer (filed 2/6/12)
• Plaintiffs' Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Temporary Injunction (filed 2/7/12)
• Amicus Brief of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (filed 2/8/12)
• Order Granting Temporary Injunction (filed 3/6/12, amended 3/12/12)
• Defendants' Motion to Stay Injunction (filed 3/9/12)
• Plaintiffs' Reponse to Defendant's Motion to Stay Injunction (filed 3/13/12)
• Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Stay Temporary Injunction (filed 3/15/12)
• Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Fact (filed 5/16/12)
• Plaintiffs' Post-Trial Brief (filed 5/16/12)
• Defendants' Post-Trial Brief (filed 6/19/12)
• Permanent Injunction (filed 7/17/12)
• Notice of Appeal (filed 7/23/12)

Court of Appeals Documents

• Defendants' Petition for Leave to Appeal Non-Final Order and For Temporary Relief (filed 3/15/12)
• Order Denying Stay (filed 3/16/12)
• Defendants' Motion to Stay Temporary Injunction Pending Appeal (filed 3/19/12)
• Affidavit in Support of Defendants' Motion to Stay Temporary Injunction (filed 3/19/12)
• Certification of Petition for Leave to Appeal and Accompanying Motion to Wisconsin Supreme Court for Review (filed 3/28/12)
• Order Denying Petition for Leave to Appeal and Motion to Stay (filed 4/25/12)
• Brief and Appendix of Defendants-Appellants (filed 9/13/12)
• Brief of Intervenors/Co-Appellants (filed 10/10/12)
• Respondents' Brief (filed 11/5/12)
• Intervenors' Reply Brief (filed 11/21/12)
• Amicus Brief of AARP (filed 11/21/12)
• Amicus Brief of Disability Rights Wisconsin (filed 11/27/12)
• Amicus Brief of Institute for One Wisconsin, Inc. (filed 11/27/12)
• State's Reply Brief (filed 1/14/13)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Documents

• Order Denying Petition for Leave to Appeal (filed 4/16/12)
• 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)