When they head to the voting booth to choose a 2008 presidential candidate, some voters also will have to make sure they take proper identification to the polls.
In some states, voters will have to show a current, government-issued photo ID.
Other states want to impose the same requirement but are waiting on a Supreme Court ruling before moving ahead.
The court is expected to rule next year on the constitutionality of an Indiana law requiring voters to show a photo ID – such as a driver’s license – issued by a state or federal agency. If it lets the law stand, other states could adopt similar measures, election experts say.
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April 17, 2026
The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
