LUFT v. EVERS

Nos. 16-3003 16-3052 Nos. 16-3083 & 16-3091.

963 F.3d 665 (2020)

Justin LUFT, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. Tony EVERS, Governor of Wisconsin, et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees. One Wisconsin Institute, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. Ann S. Jacobs, Chair, Wisconsin Elections Commission, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tiffany Alora Thomas , Dale Ho , Sophia Lin Lakin , Attorneys, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., Voting Rights Project, New York, NY, Tristia Bauman , Attorney, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Washington, DC, Laurence Jacques Dupuis , Karyn Rotker , Attorneys, American Civil Liberty Union of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Craig G. Falls , Attorney, Dechert LLP, Washington, DC, Angela M. Liu , Attorney, Dechert LLP, Chicago, IL, Neil A. Steiner , Attorney, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in 16-3003 and 16-3052.

Gabe Johnson-Karp , Sean Michael Murphy , Anthony D. Russomanno , Jody J. Schmelzer , Attorneys, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellants in 16-3003 and 16-3052.

Susan M. Crawford , Attorney, Pines Bach LLP, Madison, WI, for Amici Curiae in 16-3003 and 16-3052.

Gabe Johnson-Karp , Sean Michael Murphy , Anthony D. Russomanno , Jody J. Schmelzer , Attorneys, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellants in 16-3052.

Bruce V. Spiva , Attorney, Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in 16-3083 and 16-3091.

Gabe Johnson-Karp , Sean Michael Murphy , Anthony D. Russomanno , Jody J. Schmelzer , Attorneys, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellants in 16-3083 and 16-3091.

Yael Bromberg , Attorney, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Common Cause in 16-3083 and 16-3091.

Diane M. Welsh , Attorney, Pines Bach LLP, Madison, WI, for Amici Curiae League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, City of Madison, and Tom Barrett in 16-3083 and 16-3091.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


Change is a constant in Wisconsin's rules for holding elections. Two suits, which we have consolidated for decision on appeal, present challenges to more than a dozen provisions that have been enacted or amended since 2011. Although we have tried to treat similar legal questions together and otherwise simplify the exposition...

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