Thursday, April 26, 2012
1:51 PM
Second appeals court in two days refuses to lift injunction against voter ID
For the second time in two days, an appeals court has rejected a DOJ request to lift a injunction holding up enforcement of the state's voter ID law.
Today's order from the 4th District Court of Appeals is a separate case from yesterday's decision in the 2nd District.
In today's case, Dane County Judge Richard Niess issued a permanent injunction against the voter ID law after finding it violated the Wisconsin Constitution. The 4th District originally asked the Supreme Court to take the case directly, but that request was denied.
In denying the DOJ request to lift Niess' injunction, the 4th District notes the Supreme Court's decision not to take the voter ID appeal directly means "as a practical matter, that there will be no definitive court ruling before the May 8 and June 5 recall elections" and there is "no realistic possibility that this court will issue an opinion before the June 5 election. And, even if we did, our decision would not take effect until at least 31 days after it was issued."
-- By JR Ross
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