Frank v. Walker

Decision Date09 October 2014
Docket NumberNo. 14A352.,14A352.
CitationFrank v. Walker, 135 S.Ct. 7(Mem), 190 L.Ed.2d 245(Mem), 574 U. S. 929 (2014)
PartiesRuthelle FRANK, et al. v. Scott WALKER, Governor of Wisconsin, et al.
CourtU.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) (SCALIA, J., concurring in denial of application to vacate stay) (quoting Western Airlines, Inc. v. Teamsters, 480 U.S. 1301, 1305, 107 S.Ct. 1515, 94 L.Ed.2d 744, (1987) ...

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    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Alabama
    • September 30, 2020
    ..., 127 S. Ct. at 6, but also allowed a lower court's injunction issued 26 days before an election to stand, see Frank v. Walker , 574 U.S. 929, 135 S.Ct. 7, 190 L.Ed.2d 245 (2014). Also, a recent decision by the Court partially leaving in place a district court's order related to absentee ba......
  • Pierce v. N. Carolina State Bd. of Elecs.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • March 28, 2024
    ...of appeals' stay in the lead up to an election, which would have put the challenged election procedure back in place. 574 U.S. 929, 135 S.Ct. 7, 190 L.Ed.2d 245 (2014). The dissenting justices argued, without referencing Purcell, that the fact that the election was imminent could not by its......
  • Chancey v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois
    • October 14, 2022
    ...206 L.Ed.2d 452 (2020) (citing Purcell v. Gonzalez, 549 U.S. 1, 127 S.Ct. 5, 166 L.Ed.2d 1 (2006) (per curiam); Frank v. Walker, 574 U.S. 929, 135 S.Ct. 7, 190 L.Ed.2d 245 (2014); and Veasey v. Perry, 574 U.S. 951, 135 S.Ct. 9, 190 L.Ed.2d 283 (2014)). Plaintiffs rightly point out, however,......
  • Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Seventh Circuit
    • October 8, 2020
    ...Ct. 1205, 1207, 206 L.Ed.2d 452 (2020). One of the decisions cited in that opinion is another from Wisconsin: Frank v. Walker , 574 U.S. 929, 135 S.Ct. 7, 190 L.Ed.2d 245 (2014). In Frank this court had permitted Wisconsin to put its photo-ID law into effect, staying a district court's inju......
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