Appeals Court delays voter ID decision

August 22, 2014 9:09 am Leave a comment

John Kleinmaus of West Bend helps instruct a voter of the district boundaries while reviewing his drivers license at the West Bend Library in West Bend, Wis. A recent state Supreme Court ruling saying that Wisconsin can require voters to show photo identification at the polls may create confusion during Tuesday's primary, since no ID will be needed to cast a ballot. The state's chief elections official and poll watchers say they are worried that voters will be confused about what is required and those without valid IDs may choose not to vote, even though they legally can. (AP Photo/West Bend Daily News, John Ehlke)

A federal appeals court put off a decision until next month on whether to put Wisconsin's voter ID law back in place.

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Justice Dept. weighs in on Wis. voting case

July 30, 2014 3:47 pm Leave a comment

The Justice Department on Wednesday sided with challengers of voting laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, saying in court filings that measures in those states unfairly affect minority voters.

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Supreme Court halts use of key part of voting law (UPDATE)

June 25, 2013 3:04 pm Leave a comment

Representatives from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, awaiting a decision in Shelby County v. Holder, a voting rights case in Alabama. The Supreme Court says a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced until Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and localities require close federal monitoring of elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A deeply divided Supreme Court threw out the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, a decision deplored by the White House but cheered by mostly Southern states now free from nearly 50 years of intense federal oversight of their elections.

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U.S. Supreme Court to take new look at voting rights law

November 9, 2012 5:43 pm Leave a comment

The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a diverse coalition of voters propelled President Barack Obama to a second term in the White House.

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US Justice Dept. to monitor recall election

June 4, 2012 11:49 am Leave a comment

The U.S. Justice Department says it will monitor elections in Wisconsin and three other states this week to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act. The law prohibits discrimination in the election process.

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Judges: Collaboration needed on voting maps (UPDATE)

March 27, 2012 11:11 am Leave a comment

A federal court on Tuesday asked the parties in a lawsuit over two Milwaukee voting districts to collaborate on drawing new boundaries, a request that means legislators won't be called back into a special session to redraw the maps themselves.

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Judges: 2 voting districts must be redrawn (UPDATE)

March 22, 2012 11:42 am Leave a comment

Wisconsin lawmakers will have to redraw voting maps for two Milwaukee districts because their first effort violated the federal Voting Rights Act by unfairly weakening Hispanic voting rights, a panel of federal judges ruled Thursday.

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Elections — Voting Rights Act

January 20, 2012 12:40 pm Leave a comment

11-713, 11-714 & 11-715 Perry v.Perez

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