Purcell v. Gonzalez (2006)
- Docket
- 06-532
- Decided
- 2006-01-01
Summary
Question: Did the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit err in granting an emergency injunction regarding Proposition 200 close to election time? Conclusion: In a per curiam decision, the Court held that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit erred in granting an injunction against the enforcement of Proposition 200. Because the lower court’s decision lacked any information regarding how it came to its conclusion, the Supreme Court could not properly assess this decision, so it ordered that the case be remanded. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote a concurring opinion in which he agreed because there was no discussion of the rationale for requiring identification for voter registration.