Frank v. Walker
| Decision Date | 09 October 2014 |
| Docket Number | No. 14A352.,14A352. |
| Citation | 190 L.Ed.2d 245,135 S.Ct. 7,574 U.S. 929 |
| Parties | Ruthelle FRANK, et al. v. Scott WALKER, Governor of Wisconsin, et al. |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
There is a colorable basis for the Court's decision due to the proximity of the upcoming general election. It is particularly troubling that absentee ballots have been sent out without any notation that proof of photo identification must be submitted. But this Court "may not vacate a stay entered by a court of appeals unless that court clearly and `demonstrably' erred in its application of `accepted standards.'" Planned Parenthood of Greater Tex. Surgical Health Servs. v. Abbott, 571 U.S. ___, 134 S.Ct. 506, 506, 187 L.Ed.2d 465 (2013) () (quoting Western Airlines, Inc. v. Teamsters, 480 U.S. 1301, 1305, 107 S.Ct. 1515, 94 L.Ed.2d 744, (1987) (O'Connor, J., in chambers); some internal quotation marks omitted). Under that test, the application in this case should be denied.
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