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| | | Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (docket #: 07-21) (2008)
[Findlaw]
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Secondary Link
| Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
[Legal Information Institute]
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Argument Date
| 01/09/2008 |
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Decided
| 04/28/08 |
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Supreme Court Vote
| 6-3 |
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Note
| Companion case: Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita / Note the Court's reiteration of its unwillingness to entertain facial challenges to law. |
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Supreme Court Ruling
| Affirmed. |
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| | | Issue | Whether a state law requiring voters to have a photo ID violates the Petitioners' First Amendment rights. | |
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Majority Opinion
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Stevens, J. (announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion joined by Robert, C.J. & Kennedy, J.) |
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Concurring Opinion
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Scalia, J. (concurring in the judgment, and joined by Thomas, J., and Alito, J.) |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Souter, J. (joined by Ginsburg, J., and Breyer, J.) |
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Lower Court
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7th Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim denied |
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Oral Arguments
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Transcript
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Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General
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