The Supreme Court will decide whether an Indiana law requiring voters to present photo identification at polling places unfairly discriminates against poor and minority voters. Several other states have enacted various forms of voter ID legislation and the court's ruling could also affect them as well. Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP and the Indiana Democratic Party filed appeals, arguing that the photo rule would deny some citizens the right to vote. In January the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit upheld the voter identification law. The case will be heard in January and the justices' ruling will be due by the end of June. Their decision could have a major effect on the 2008 presidential election and on congressional races in several states. This New York Times column, "Fear but Few Facts in Debate on Voter I.D.'s" has additional background information. Meanwhile Demos, a policy research and advocacy organization, has recently issued a new report on voter fraud.