Legal Opinion
Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP v. Scott Walker
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 2014No. 2012AP001652PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPatience Drake Roggensack, J.
¶ 1. This appeal arises from a judgment of the Dane County Circuit Court1 granting declaratory and injunctive relief based on the circuit court's conclusion that 2011 Wis. Act 23, Wisconsin's voter photo identification act, violates the Wisconsin Constitution.
¶ 2. Plaintiffs challenge Act 23 under Article III, Section 1 of the Wisconsin Constitution.2 They contend that the law is invalid because "it would severely burden *475a significant number of qualified voters but [is] not reasonably necess[ary] or designed to deter fraud or otherwise effect an important government interest." Plaintiffs…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by39 opinions
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