Seventh Circuit Reverses U.S. District Court on Indiana Voter ID

On April 20, the Seventh Circuit stayed an order of the U.S. District Court in the case involving whether university and college ID cards can be used as voter ID in the May 4, 2026 primary. See the order here. It says that the U.S. District Court should not have issued injunctive relief to the plaintiffs, who are college students and who had sued over the 2025 law that says university and college ID cards can no longer be used to vote. The Seventh Circuit said the primary is so close (May 4) that the lower court should have left the status quo in place. The Seventh Circuit said nothing about the merits of the case, which involves equal protection and discrimination against students.

The three judges are Michael Brennan and Michael Scudder (Trump appointees) and Joshua Kolar, a Biden appointee.

https://ballot-access.org/2026/04/20/seventh-circuit-reverses-u-s-district-court-on-indiana-voter-id/