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Applewhite v. Pennsylvania

Case Information

Date Filed: May 1, 2012
State: Pennsylvania
Issue: Voter ID
Courts that Heard this Case: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (Case 330 MD 2012); Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Case 71 MAP 2012)

Issue:

Whether Pennsylvania's newly passed state voter ID law violates the Pennsylvania Constitution and whether or not the law can go into effect for the 2012 general election.

Status:

Petition for Review filed 5/1/12. Trial scheduled for 7/25/12. Motion for preliminary injunction denied 8/15/12. Notice of Appeal to Supreme Court of Pennsylvania filed 8/16/12. Order granting motion to expedite and setting briefing schedule filed 8/23/12. Oral argument set for 9/13/12. Appellant's brief filed 8/30/12. Appellee's briefs filed 9/7/12. Order Vacating Judgment and Remanding Case filed 9/18/12. Opinion and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction filed 10/2/12. Trial on Permanent Injunction scheduled for July 2013. Joint stipulation that preliminary injunction will continue through May primary election filed 2/14/13. Preliminary injunction granted 8/16/13. Respondent's proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law filed 8/30/13. Petitioner's proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law filed 8/30/13. Opinion and order granting permanent injunction filed 1/17/14. Respondent's Application for Hearing before En Banc Panel filed 2/3/14. Petitioners' Opposition to Respondents' Application for Hearing before En Banc Panel filed 2/6/14. Petitioners' Brief filed 2//28/14. Order Denying Application for Relief filed on 3/11/14. Opinion and Order Denying Respondents' Post-Trial Motion filed 4/28/14. Governor Corbett declines to appeal, announced 5/8/14.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Documents

• Order granting motion to expedite and setting briefing schedule (filed 8/23/12)
  • Oral argument schedule
• Brief of Appellants (filed 8/30/12)
  • Amicus Brief of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (filed 8/30/12)
  • City of Philadelphia Amicus Brief (filed 8/30/12)
  • Common Cause Amicus Brief (filed 8/30/12)
  • Pennsylvania Law Professors' Amicus Briefs (filed 8/30/12)
  • AARP and Senior Law Center Amicus Briefs (filed 8/30/12)
  • Amicus Brief of Stephen J. Shapiro (filed 8/30/12)
• Brief for Appellee the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (filed 9/7/12)
• Brief of Appellees Corbett and Aichele (filed 9/7/12)
  • Republican Caucus Amicus Brief (filed 9/7/12)
  • Bipartisan Group of Electors Amicus Brief (filed 9/7/12)
  • Landmark Legal Foundation Amicus Brief (filed 9/7/12)
  • American Center for Law and Justice Amicus Brief (filed 9/7/12)
  • Pennsylvania House of Representatives Members Amicus Brief (filed 9/7/12)
• Per Curiam Order Vacating Judgment and Remanding Case to Commonwealth Court (filed 9/18/12)
  • Dissenting Statement (filed 9/18/12)
  • Second Dissenting Statement (filed 9/18/12)
    

Commonwealth Court Documents

• Petition for Review (filed 5/1/12)
• Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 5/1/12)
• Intervenors' Response to Petitioner's Request to Expedite (filed 5/9/12)
• Verified Petition for Leave to Intervene (filed 5/9/12)
• Reply in Support of Motion to Expedite (filed 5/14/12)
• Brief in Opposition to Verified Petition to Intervene (filed 5/16/12)
• Answer and New Matter of the Petitioners to the Verified Motion to Intervene (filed 5/16/12)
• Order Denying Intervention (filed 5/29/12)
• Application for Protective Order (6/8/12)
• Order Granting Application for Protective Order (6/11/12)
• Common Cause of Pensylvania Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Petitioners (filed 7/11/12)
• Stipulations (filed 7/12/12)
• Brief of Amicus Curiae the City of Philadelphia in Support of Petitioners (filed 7/16/12)
• Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Respondents (filed 7/17/12)
• Petitioners' Pre-Trial Brief (filed 7/18/12)
• Respondents' Pre-Trial Brief (filed 7/18/12)
• Petitioners' Proposed Exhibits (filed 7/18/12)
• Petitioners' Proposed Witnesses (filed 7/18/12)
• Brief of Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania AFL-CIO in Support of Petitioners (filed 7/18/12)
• Motion to Quash Subpoena (Pike County District Attorney's Office) (7/19/12)
• Trial Transcript (filed 7/25/12)
• Trial Transcript (filed 7/26/12)
• Trial Transcript (filed 7/27/12)
• Trial Transcript (filed 7/30/12)
• Trial Transcript (filed 7/31/12)
• Trial Transcript (filed 8/1/12)
• Trial Transcript (filed 8/2/12)
• Respondents' Post-Trial Brief (filed 8/7/12)
• Petitioners' Post-Trial Brief (filed 8/7/12)
• Denial of Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/15/12)
• Notice of Appeal to PA Supreme Court (filed 8/16/12)
• Petitioner's Application for Entry of Injunction without Evidentiary Hearing (filed 9/20/12)
• Scheduling Order for Hearing on Remand (filed 9/20/12)
• Petitioners' Pre-hearing Brief (filed 9/24/12)
• Respondents' Pre-hearing Brief (filed 9/24/12)
• Declarations and Exhibits (filed 9/25/12)
• Transcript (filed 9/24/12)
• Transcript (filed 9/27/12)
• Petitioner's Post-hearing Brief (filed 9/28/12)
• Respondent's Post-hearing Brief (filed 9/28/12)
• Opinion and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (filed 10/2/12)
• Petition for Supplemental Injunction (filed 10/19/12)
• Petition for Supplemental Injunction Exhibits (filed 10/19/12)
• Amended Motion to Reconsider Response Deadline (filed 10/24/12)
• Scheduling Order for Trial on Permanent Injunction (filed 1/22/13)
• Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order (filed 2/14/13)
• Amended Scheduling Order (filed 2/19/13)
• Petitioner Brief in Support of PO's (filed 4/22/13)
• Discovery Order (filed 4/29/13)
• Joint App for Modification of PO's (filed 5/3/13)
• Order Modifying PO's (filed 5/6/13)
• Respondent's Memorandum in Opposition to Pet.'s PO's (filed 5/10/13)
• Petitioner's Ancillary Brief in Opposition to PO's (filed 5/13/13)
• Memorandum Opinion (filed 5/22/13)
• Respondent's Application for PO (filed 5/31/13)
• Petitioner's Answer to Application for PO (filed 6/4/13)
• Discovery Order (filed 6/6/13)
• Petitioner's Pretrial Statement (filed 6/17/13)
• Respondent's Pretrial Memorandum (filed 6/17/13)
• Application for Leave to Continue the Disposition of Johnathan Marks (filed 6/21/13)
• Petitioner's Revised Witness List (filed 6/21/13)
• Decorum Order III (filed 6/24/13)
• Discovery Order IV (filed 6/24/13)
• Respondent's Answer with New Matter (filed 6/24/13)
• Pretrial Conference Transcript (filed 6/24/13)
• Respondents' Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence (filed 7/3/13)
• Respondents' Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence (filed 7/5/13)
• Petitioner Expert Reports (filed 7/3/13)
  • Exhibit 1 - Dr. Siskin
  • Exhibit 2 - Dr. Marker
  • Exhibit 3 - Dr. Minnite
  • Exhibit 4 - Dr. Mutz
• Order Requiring Petitioner to Respond to Motions in Limine (filed 7/8/13)
• Respondents' Disclosure of Rebuttal Expert Report (filed 7/8/13)
• Answer to Application for Relief (filed 7/9/13)
• Answer to Application for Relief (filed 7/10/13)
• Respondents' Initial Counter-Designation of Deposition Testimony (filed 7/10/13)
• Respondents' Opposition to Petitioners' Motion in Limine (filed 7/11/13)
• Respondents' Supplemental Trial Exhibit List (filed 7/12/13)
• Marian Baker Deposition Transcript (filed 6/26/13) - Witness Video via Youtube and Pilcop
• Mina Kanter-Pripstein Deposition Transcript (filed 6/28/13) -Witness Video via Youtube and Pilcop
• Order Denying Motions in Limine (filed 7/16/13)
• Transcript of Trial: Day 1 (filed 7/15/13)
• Transcript of Trial: Day 2 (filed 7/16/13)
• Order Denying Respondent's Renewed Motion in Limine (filed 7/17/13)
• Transcript of Trial: Day 3 (filed 7/17/13)
• Trancript of Trial: Day 4 (filed 7/18/13)
• Trancript of Trial: Day 5 (filed 7/19/13)
• Trancript of Trial: Day 6 (filed 7/22/13)
• Trancript of Trial: Day 7 (filed 7/23/13)
• Transcript of Trial: Day 8 (filed 7/24/13)
• Transcript of Trial: Day 9 (filed 7/25/13)
• Transcript of Trial: Day 10 (filed 7/30/13)
• Petitioners' Trial Exhibit 2136 - Analysis of "Exceptions" Spreadsheet (filed 7/31/13)
• Respondents' Designation and Petitioners' Counter of Third Party Witness Testimony (filed 7/31/13)
• Respondents' Designation of Testimony from the Deposition of William Brown (filed 7/31/13)
• Respondents' Motion for Compulsory Nonsuit or Direct Verdict (filed 7/31/13)
• Scheduling Order Revisions (filed 7/31/13)
• Transcript of Trial: Closing Arguments (filed 8/1/13)
• Petitioners' Post Hearing Brief (filed 8/5/13)
• Respondents' Post Hearing Brief (filed 8/5/13)
• Answer to Application for Relief (filed 8/7/13)
• Order Denying Respondents' Application to Correct the Record (filed 8/9/13)
• Memorandum Opinion Granting Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/16/13)
• Respondent's Proposed Conclusions of Law (filed 8/30/13)
• Respondent's Proposed Finding of Fact - Public Version (filed 8/30/13)
• Respondent's Proposed Finding of Fact - Sealed (filed 8/30/13)
• Respondent's Brief in Support of Findings of Fact (filed 8/30/13)
• Petitioner's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusion of Law and Opposition to Motion for Compulsory Nonsuit (filed 8/30/13)
• Asian American Legal Defense Fund Amicus Brief (filed 8/30/13)
• Respondents' Application to Disregard Amicus of Asian American Legal Defense Fund (filed 9/6/13)
• Opinion and Order Granting Permanent Injunction (filed 1/17/14)
• Respondents' Post-Trial Motion (filed 1/27/14)
• Brief Schedule (filed 1/31/14)
• Respondents Application for Argument before an En Banc Panel (filed 2/3/14)
• First Amended Petition for Review (filed 2/5/14)
• Petitioners' Opposition to Respondents Application for Argument Before an En Banc Panel (filed 2/6/14)
• Respondent's Brief (filed 2/10/14)
• Petitioners' Application for Extension of Time to File Brief (filed 2/12/14)
• Ordering Granting Petitioners' Application for Extension of Time to File Brief (filed 2/14/14)
• Petitioner's Brief (filed 2/28/14)
• Order denying application for relief (filed 3/11/14)
• Opinion and Order Denying Respondents' Post-Trial Motion (filed 4/28/14)
• Petitioners' Application to Report Opinion (filed 5/14/14)
• Respondents' Answer in Opposition to Petitioners' Motion to Report Opinion (filed 5/20/14)
• Letter Requesting Confidential Information (filed 5/30/14)

Related News

• Corbett abandons appeal of voter ID ruling (Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 2014)