Legal Opinion
Frank v. Walker
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided April 29, 2014No. Case Nos. 11-CV-01128, 12-CV-00185PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LYNN ADELMAN, District Judge.
In May 2011, the Wisconsin Legislature passed 2011 Wisconsin Act 23 (“Act 23”), which requires Wisconsin residents to present a document including photo identification (“photo ID”) in order to vote. 2011 Wis. Sess. Laws 104 (codified as amended in scattered sections of Wis. Stat. Ch. 5 and 6).1 The plaintiffs in the two cases captioned above claim the law violates the Fourteenth Amendment and/or Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973.
In the Frank case, individuals who are eligible to vote in Wisconsin contend that Act 23 violates…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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3Cited by30 opinions
- League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014
- Ruthelle Frank v. Scott WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Ohio State Conference of the National Ass'n v. HustedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
- Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP v. Scott WalkerWisconsin Supreme Court · 2014
- Ruthelle Frank v. Scott WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
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