Civil Litigation
Oct. 23, 2008
Keeping the Courthouse Door Open to Everyone - This Time
By applying one standard to low-income families, and another to the Republican Party, the 6th Circuit employed an unconscionable double standard, and the Supreme Court rightly reversed it.
Rochelle Bobroff
Directing Attorney, Herbert Semmel Federal Rights Project of the National Senior Citizens Law Center
Ian Millhiser
Public Policy Staff Attorney, Federal Rights Project
On Oct. 17, in Brunner v. Ohio Republican Party, the Supreme Court effectively reversed a three day-old 6th Circuit decision that could potentially have limited new voter registration in Ohio. In reaching its decision, the 6th Circuit not only divided along ideological lines, it also flatly ignored binding Supreme Court precedent that restricts court access. While it is completely inexcusable for the 6th Circuit to exempt the Republican Party from following such binding precedent,...
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