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Monday, September 24, 2007

Courts - More on: Indiana cert petitions to SCOTUS to be considered Sept. 24th

Updating this ILB entry from Saturday, which listed three Indiana-based cases eligible for cert grant at the SCOTUS conference today, including Indiana's voter ID case, Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, Adam Littak has a timely column today in the NY Times titled "Fear but Few Facts in Debate on Voter I.D.’s." A quote:

In a private conference today, the Supreme Court will consider whether to hear an appeal from Judge Posner’s decision.

Indiana has the strictest voter-identification law in the nation, lawyers for the Indiana Democratic Party told the Supreme Court in July, but a handful of states have similar ones and more than a dozen are considering following suit. “The restrictive conditions imposed in Indiana are a harbinger,” the brief said.

Accompanying the article, in a sidebar, are a number of useful links to background materials.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 24, 2007 05:15 AM
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