United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants in a challenge to Indiana's law requiring the presentation of a photo ID before a person may vote in an election is affirmed where the law was rationally related to the legitimate government interest of preventing voter fraud.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/18/2006
• Decided 01/04/2007
• Published 01/04/2007

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth J. Falk (argued), Indiana Civil Liberties Union, William R. Groth (argued), Fillenwarth, Dennerline, Groth & Towe, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Karen Celestino-Horseman, Indianapolis, IN, Sidney S. Rosdeitcher, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY, Todd Cornelius Zubler, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas M. Fisher (argued), Office of the Attorney General, James B. Osborn, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.