Wisconsin
Frank v. Walker: Fighting Voter Suppression in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s voter ID law is one of the harshest in the country and requires voters to produce one of a few specified forms of photo identification in order to vote. This restriction imposes a substantial burden on the right to vote by requiring photo identification that many voters do not have, and that many voters cannot easily obtain, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. In addition, the Wisconsin voter ID law violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits the use of voting practices that have a negative impact on racial and language minorities. The law has a disproportionate impact on black and Latino voters, who are twice as likely to lack photo ID accepted for voting in Wisconsin compared to white voters.
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12 Wisconsin Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2016
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Schimel
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that places medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers that would severely restrict women's access to safe and legal abortion in a state where access is already heavily restricted. If implemented, the law could force one of the remaining three health centers to close.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2016
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Schimel
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that places medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers that would severely restrict women's access to safe and legal abortion in a state where access is already heavily restricted. If implemented, the law could force one of the remaining three health centers to close.
Wisconsin
Oct 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Walker v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Wisconsin
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin and the law firm of Mayer Brown filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of eight same-sex couples who wish to marry in Wisconsin or are seeking recognition for their legal out-of-state marriages.
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Wisconsin
Oct 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Walker v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Wisconsin
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin and the law firm of Mayer Brown filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of eight same-sex couples who wish to marry in Wisconsin or are seeking recognition for their legal out-of-state marriages.
Wisconsin
Sep 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Bloechl-Karlsen v. Walker - Freedom to Marry in Wisconsin
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Mayer Brown have filed suit on behalf of four same-sex couples who were legally married in Wisconsin after a federal court struck down a state ban on marriage for same-sex couples, but before the judge temporarily halted marriages from taking place while the state challenged the decision. Although the marriages were valid, the state has announced that it has placed recognition of their marriages on hold indefinitely.
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Wisconsin
Sep 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Bloechl-Karlsen v. Walker - Freedom to Marry in Wisconsin
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Mayer Brown have filed suit on behalf of four same-sex couples who were legally married in Wisconsin after a federal court struck down a state ban on marriage for same-sex couples, but before the judge temporarily halted marriages from taking place while the state challenged the decision. Although the marriages were valid, the state has announced that it has placed recognition of their marriages on hold indefinitely.
Wisconsin
Jul 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Appling v. Doyle
Defending Wisconsin domestic partnerships
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Wisconsin
Jul 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Appling v. Doyle
Defending Wisconsin domestic partnerships