Frank v. Walker

Dist. Ct. erred in dismissing portion of plaintiffs' challenge to Wisconsin’s statute requiring voters to produce photographic ID when attempting to vote, even though Ct. of Appeals had previously reversed Dist. Ct.’s finding that said statute violated U.S. Constitution and Voting Rights Act. While Dist. Ct. found on remand that dismissal was required since claims made by certain plaintiffs (that they were entitled to relief because they faced daunting obstacles to obtaining acceptable photo ID) were previously resolved in Ct. of Appeals’ prior opinion, Ct. of Appeals found that another remand was required since issue presented by said plaintiffs needed to be resolved by Dist. Ct., where original Dist. Ct.’s decision and prior Ct. of Appeals opinion did not address said issue and dealt only with now-rejected allegation that mere inconvenience of some voters in obtaining suitable ID meant that no one was required to obtain photo ID.