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Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP v. Walker

Case Information

Date Filed: December 16, 2011
State: Wisconsin
Issue: Voter ID
Courts that Heard this Case: Dane County Circuit Court (Case 11CV5492); Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II (Case 2012AP001652); Wisconsin Supreme Court (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. Petition to Bypass granted by Wisconsin Supreme Court 11/20/13 - case to be scheduled with League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Walker. Amicus brief of Disability Rights Wisconsin filed 12/13/13. Supreme Court opinion reversing circuit court and upholding voter ID law filed 7/31/14. Order dismissing Motion for Reconsideration filed 10/22/14.

See related Wisconsin voter ID cases: League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Walker, Frank v. Walker, LULAC 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 as premature (filed 9/27/12)
• Order Granting Petition to Bypass (filed 11/20/13) - case to be scheduled with League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Walker
• Amicus Brief of Disability Rights Wisconsin (filed 12/13/13)
• 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) (filed 1/22/14)
• NAACP Plaintiff-Respondents' Response to Court Order (filed 1/31/14)
• Defendant-Appellants' Response to 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)
• Emergency Motion for Reconsideration (filed 9/19/14)
• Defendant's Response to Motion for Reconsideration (filed 9/30/14)
• Plaintiff's Reply to Response to Motion for Reconsideration (filed 10/03/14)
• Order dismissing Motion for Reconsideration (filed 10/22/14)