On August 6, Indiana’s Attorney General filed a 29-page brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that Court not to hear the Democratic Party’s appeal in the photo I.D. case.

The brief is unusually long for a request that the Court not hear a case. On the one hand, the brief belittles the importance of this case. Yet, a few pages later, it seems to acknowledge that the issue of government-issued photo-ID requirements for voters is very significant. The brief suggests that it would be dangerous for the Court to hear the case this year, becaues it would create lots of litigation in other states that might disrupt next year’s election.