Aria Branch
Role at the time: Counsel for Count US IN and fellow appellees; Elias Law Group partner
Condemned
Statement summary
Branch argues that student IDs serve the same identification function as other IDs Indiana accepts and should not be excluded.
“There's no reason why it alone needed to be banned.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Count US IN v. Morales oral argumentNo. 26-1783; Barta opening argument 00:59-02:37; Branch on ID documents 18:10-19:06 and identity verification 34:16-36:56; full argument 42:05
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Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
She expressly argues against banning student IDs, saying they serve the same identity-verification function as the other accepted forms.