Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Wolfe

Plaintiff filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the State of Wisconsin’s exemption under the National Voter Registration Act provision that requires entities to make available records pertaining to the accuracy and currency of official lists of eligible voters. Wisconsin is one of a few state that are exempt because it permits same-day polling-place registration. Because of the exemption, Wisconsin made the requested records available under state records law and charged a maximum fee for copying and redacted voters’ birth information. The district court dismissed the case and the Seventh Circuit affirmed. (EASTERBROOK, concurring and BRENNAN, specially concurring)