Major Pending Election Cases | One Wisconsin Institute v. Thomsen

Filing Date:

May 29, 2015

Status:

resolved

State:

Wisconsin

Topics:

Absentee Ballots, Equal Protections Clause, Voter ID, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act

Most Recent Court:

7th Circuit Court of Appeals (16-03091)

Issue(s):

Lawsuit which challenged aspects of Wisconsin's election laws, particularly its laws limiting early voting locations, reducing the early vote period, restricting vote registration, increasing residency requirements, invasive poll monitoring, the elimination of straight-ticket voting, changes to absentee voting, and Wisconsin's voter ID law. The plaintiffs claimed that the laws violated Section 2 of the VRA, the 1st Amendment, the Equal Protections Clause, the 15th Amendment, and the 26th Amendment.

Case Progress:

Complaint 5/29/15
Amended Complaint 6/22/15
Defendants' Answer to Amended Complaint and Motion to Dismiss 7/22/15
Plaintiffs' Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint 8/12/15
Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint 8/21/15
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint 12/17/15
Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 1/11/16
Plaintiffs' Brief in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 2/2/16
Defendants' Reply in Support of their Motion for Summary Judgment 2/11/16
Plaintiffs' Brief in Support of Motion for Partial Reinstatement of Voter ID Claims 3/1/16
Defendants' Brief in Opposition to Motion For Partial Reinstatement of Voter ID Claims 3/15/16
Order Granting Partial Reinstatement of Voter ID Claims 3/21/16
Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint 3/25/16
Defendants' Answer to Second Amended Complaint 4/26/16
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 5/12/16
District Court's Finding of Fact and Conclusions of Law 7/29/16
Judgment 8/1/16
Notice of Appeal 8/2/16
Defendants' Motion for Stay Pending Appeal 8/3/16
Order Denying Defendants' Motion for Stay Pending Appeal 8/11/16
Defendants' Court of Appeals Brief 9/12/16
Plaintiffs' Motion for Relief Relating to the Voter ID Law 10/4/16
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Relief 10/13/16
Plaintiffs' Court of Appeals Response Brief 10/19/16
Opinion Affirming in Part, Reversing in Part and Vacating in Part the Judgment of the District Court 6/29/20
Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction 9/18/20
Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 9/18/20
Defendants' Response in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment and in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction 9/22/20
Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction and in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment 9/22/20
Preliminary Injunction Order 9/28/20
Amended Preliminary Injunction Order 10/01/20
Stipulation and Order Regarding Dismissal 1/13/23

One Wisconsin Institute v. Thomsen

District Court Documents

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Documents