On January 3, 2008, ACS hosted a press briefing on the Supreme Court cases, Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita, both of which concern the constitutionality of an Indiana statute mandating that in-person voters produce government-issued photo identification. Experts from a variety of perspectives discussed the justification for the Indiana law, the burden that it may place on potential voters, the standard for reviewing the law, and the possible impact of a Court decision on future voting rights challenges. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument on these cases on January 9th.

The panel featured:

• Deborah Goldberg, Democracy Program Director, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Bradley A. Smith, Professor of Law, Capital University Law School; FEC Commissioner 2000-2004, Chairman 2004-2005 (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Jon M. Greenbaum, Director of the Voting Rights Project, The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Moderator Tova Wang, Democracy Fellow, The Century Foundation (Real Video / Windows Media)

Introduction: (Real Video / Windows Media)
Discussion: (Real Video / Windows Media)
Questions and Answers: (Real Video / Windows Media)

A transcript is available here.