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8th Cir., 2-1, vacates as overbroad a preliminary injunction on North Dakota's 2017 voter identification law requiring state or tribal IDs or alternative proof of a current residential address.
Maj. op. finds a statewide injunction unwarranted.
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/19/07/1…
Maj. op. finds a statewide injunction unwarranted.
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/19/07/1…
Remember this one, many commentators were screeching about it a few years ago.
There's some interesting nuggets in here, particularly about how plaintiffs and the district court relied on old laws, and claims *about* old law to enjoin the new voter ID.
There's some interesting nuggets in here, particularly about how plaintiffs and the district court relied on old laws, and claims *about* old law to enjoin the new voter ID.
And in conclusion, the maj. op. chides the district court for imposing a statewide injunction instead of examining the plaintiffs' claims in an as-applied manner.
"There may well have been time before the most recent election . . ."
"There may well have been time before the most recent election . . ."
Dissenting Judge Kelly would affirm the injunction because of the "devastating effect on eligible Native American voters."
