Brennan Center for Justice

News Articles

• Decision is Likely to Spur Voter ID Laws in More States (Ian Urbina, New York Times, 4/29/08)
• High Court Upholds Indiana Law on Voter ID (Robert Barnes, Washington Post, 4/29/08)
• Voter ID Law Upheld (David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4/29/08)
• Indiana Voter ID Ruling is Victory for GOP (James Oliphant, Chicago Tribune, 4/29/08)
• Supreme Court Hands Hillary a Gift -- Maybe (Abdon M. Pallasch, Chicago Sun-Times, 4/29/08)
• Voter-ID Ruling Worries Democrats (Greg Gordon (McClatchy Newspapers), Arizona Republic, 4/29/08)
• Supreme Court Upholds Voter ID Law (James Vaznis, Boston Globe, 4/29/08)
• Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Voter ID Law (Tony Mauro, Legal Times, 4/29/08)
• Voter ID Decision Resounds in State (Ken McLaughlin, San Jose Mercury News, 4/29/08)
• Supreme Court Ruling (Karen Brooks, Dallas Morning News, 4/29/08)
• Supreme Court Backs Voter-ID Law (Seattle Times, 4/29/08)
• U.S. High Court Upholds Voter Photo I.D. (Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor, 4/29/08)
• Advocates: Voter ID Ruling May Disenfranchise US Voters (Deborah Hastings (AP), 4/28/08)
• Analysis: Voter ID Ruling Widens Partisan Divide (Richard Wolf & Joan Biskupic, USA Today, 4/28/08)
• ID Ruling Stuns Dems, Ind. Setback for Obama (Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4/28/08)
• Voter ID Ruled Legal, But State Law On Hold (Patrick Marley & Stacy Forster, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/28/08)
• Activists: Ruling Hurts Youth Voters (Ben Adler, Politico,4/28/08)
• Carded at Polls: No Photo ID, No Vote (Deborah Hastings (AP), Newsweek, 1/23/08)
• Young Activists Mobilize Against ID (Ben Adler, Politico, 1/21/08)
• Justices May Iron Out Compromise On Voter ID (Robert Barnes, Washington Post, 1/10/08)
• Justices Set to Hear Case on Voter IDs (James Oliphant, Chicago Tribune, 1/9/08)
• Supreme Court Weighs Voter ID Requirements (Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1/9/08)
• Supreme Court to Hear Indiana Voter ID Law (Grace Schneider, Indianapolis Star, 1/9/08)
• Supreme Court Case: Should You Be Able to Vote Without a Photo ID? (Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor, 1/9/08)
• Supreme Court Cool to Voter ID Challenge (David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1/9/08)
• Voter-ID Law Draws Political Clash at Supreme Court (Update 1) (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg, 1/8/08)
• Voter ID Law Going Before High Court (Maureen Groppe, Indianapolis Star, 1/7/08)
• Supreme Court to Consider Whether Voter ID Law is Constitutional (Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers, 1/7/08)
• Supreme Court Will Hear Voter ID Case (David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1/7/08)
• Top Cases Reflect Political Fray (Jess Bravin & Gary Fields, Wall Street Journal, 1/7/08)
• Voter ID Laws Are Set to Face a Crucial Test (Ian Urbina, New York Times, 1/7/08)
• Voter ID Case Could Affect Election Laws (Joan Biskupic, 1/6/08)
• Voter ID Court Challenges Expected to Have Big Impact on 2008 Elections (Keith Perine, CQ Politics, 1/3/08)
• Voter ID Law Heads to Supreme Court (Mark Sherman, Associated Press, 12/30/07)
• Partisan Fissures Over Voter ID (Robert Barnes, Washington Post, 12/25/07)
• Tougher Voter ID Laws Fuel Debate (Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 12/19/07)
• Indiana Voter ID Case Gets Close Attention in Missouri (Jo Mannies, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 12/6/07)
• Foes of Indiana Voter ID Law Say Study Shows Poor, Minorities Less Likely to Have Cards (Deanna Martin, Associated Press, North County Times, 11/13/07)
• Justices Agree to Hear Case About Voter ID Laws (Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 9/26/07)
• Supreme Court to Decide Photo ID Voting Law (James Vicini, Reuters, 9/25/07)

Opinion and Commentary

• Indiana Voters Shut Out For No Rational Reason (Steny Hoyer & Chris Dodd, Chicago Tribune, 5/13/08)
• Court Makes a U-Turn On Voting Rights (Editorial, Miami Herald, 5/11/08)
• Message: Disenfranchise Away (Editorial, Boston Globe, 5/2/08)
• Court's Voter-ID Ruling Undercuts a Basic Right (Editorial, Des Moines Register, 5/2/08)
• Editorial: Requiring Voter ID Weakens Democracy (Editorial, Burlington Free Press, 5/2/08)
• Voter ID Ruling Will Rank Among Court's Worst (Editorial, Sacramento Bee, 5/1/08)
• Don't Disenfranchise Voters (Editorial, Buffalo News, 5/1/08)
• Supreme Court Affirms an Obstacle to Voting (Editorial, Detroit Free Press, 5/1/08)
• A Poll Tax By Another Name (Editorial, Philadelphia Daily News, 5/1/08)
• Partisan Supreme Court Errs on Strict Voter ID Laws (Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/30/08)
• A Voting Setback (Editorial, Baltimore Sun, 4/30/08)
• ID Law Disenfranchises Voters (Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times, 4/30/08)
• Closing Ballot Access (Editorial, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 4/30/08)
• Supreme Politics (Editorial, Louisville Courier-Journal, 4/30/08)
• Voter ID Ruling is a Solution in Search of a Problem (Editorial, San Jose Mercurey News, 4/30/08)
• New Poll Tax (Editorial, Daytona Beach News-Journal, 4/30/08)
• Voter ID Law in Search of Problem (Editorial, Wichita Eagle, 4/30/08)
• The New Poll Tax (Editorial, Rutland Herald (Vt.), 4/30/08)
• Carded at the Polls (Editorial, Washington Post, 4/29/08)
• Disappointment, But No Surprise (Editorial, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, 4/29/08)
• Voter ID Ruling: An Out-of-Touch Court (Editorial, Kansas City Star, 4/29/08)
• The Court Fumbles on Voting Rights (Editorial, New York Times, 4/29/08)
• "Get Over It" (Editorial, St. Louis Post Dispatch, 4/29/08)
• Does Crawford Ruling Represent a Stevens-Obama Split? (Dan Slater, Wall Street Journal Law Blog, 4/29/08)
• The Right to Card Voters (Editorial, The Oregonian, 4/29/08)
• Voting Should Be Easy (Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/28/08)
• Limiting Voting Rights: Battle Real Dragons (Editorial, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/28/08)
• Voter ID Laws: A "Solution" in Search of a Problem (Marty Lederman, Convictions Blog, Slate, 4/28/08)
• Picture This: Real Voters, Fake Fraud (Tom Blackburn, Palm Beach Post, 1/14/08)
• Indulgence For The "Fraud" Squad (Editorial, Boston Globe, 1/14/08)
• Fraud Alert (Jeffrey Toobin, The Bench, New Yorker Magazine, 1/14/08)
• Voter ID Law An Ugly Effort to Subvert Ballot (Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1/13/08)
• Another Demand for ID Poses Danger to Free Society (Jim Harper, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/12/08)
• A Questionable Barrier (Editorial, Washington Post, 1/10/08)
• Older Voters and Photo ID Laws (Barbara Basler, AARP, Bulletin, 1/2008)
• Supreme Court Preview: The Most Important Elections Case Since Bush v. Gore (Justin Levitt, ACS Blog, 1/9/08)
• Requiring Voter ID at the Polls is a Snake-Oil Remedy (Justin Levitt, Daily Press (Va.), 1/9/08)
• The Court and Voter ID's (Editorial, New York Times, 1/9/08)
• Voter ID Law Is A Fraud (Editorial, Palm Beach Post, 1/9/08)
• Voter ID Laws Require Caution (Editorial, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1/9/08)
• Our View on Improving Elections: Photo ID to Vote? Only If All Who Are Eligible Can Get One (Editorial, USA Today, 1/8/08)
• Rechecking Voter ID (Editorial, Los Angeles Times, 1/8/08)
• Election Burden: Indiana's Voter-ID Law is Harmful and Worthless (Walter Dellinger & Sri Srinivasan, Slate, 1/8/08)
• A Transparent Effort (Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/8/08)
• A Political Picture (Rodger D. Citron, Legal Times, 1/7/08)
• Photo ID at the Polls? (Doug Chapin, Washington Times, 1/6/08)
• The Supreme Court and the Indiana Voter ID Law (video of press briefing, American Constitution Society, 1/3/08)
• Will the Supreme Court Decide the 2008 Election? (New York Times Editorial Board Blog, 12/11/07)
• Voter ID Laws: Preventing Fraud or Suppressing the Vote? (ACS Blog, 11/28/07)
• Voter ID: What's at Stake? (Bradley A. Smith & Edward B. Foley, PENNumbra, 11/2007)
• The Supreme Court, Face to Face With the Politics of Voter ID (Bob Bauer, More Soft Money Hard Law, 11/9/07)
• The Roberts Court Returns (Editorial, New York Times, 9/30/07)
• Only Vote That Truly Counts (Errol Louis, New York Daily News, 9/27/07)
• Analysis: An Election Issue For An Election Year (Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog, 9/25/07)
• The Supremes Agree to Hear Voter ID Case (Peter Lattman, Wall Street Journal Law Blog, 9/25/07)
• Fear, but Few Facts in Debate on Voter I.D.'s (Adam Liptak, New York Times, 9/24/07)
• A Voting Test for the High Court (Richard L. Hasen, Washington Post, 9/19/07)
• Voting Fraud and the Offense of Littering in the Jurisprudence of Richard Posner (Bob Bauer, More Soft Money Hard Law, 5/3/07)
• The Extremely Weak Evidence of Voter Fraud in Crawford, the Indiana Voter ID Case (Richard L. Hasen, Election Law Blog, 5/2/07)