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Today at the Supreme Court | 1.9.08

At 10 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in the consolidated cases of Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (07-21) and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita (07-25), asking whether Indiana’s law requiring voters to show ID at polling places violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Paul Smith of Washington, D.C., will argue for the petitioner, and Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher and U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement will argue for the respondent.

At 11 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC (06-1037), asking whether the use of age as a factor in a retirement plan violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Robert Klausner of Plantation, Fla., will argue for the petitioner, and Malcolm Stewart of the Solicitor General’s office will argue for the respondent.

We will provide links to transcripts of the oral arguments as soon as they are available.