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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago
US politics

Virginia's tough rules for felons to regain their voting rights could soon be changing

Virginia's constitution grants the governor sole authority to restore voting rights after felonies, leaving over 300,000 people disenfranchised and prompting legal challenges.
fromSCSJ
3 months ago
US politics

Federal Appeals Court Affirms: NC Cannot Prosecute Voters Under Racist Law

A Jim Crow-era North Carolina law criminalizing voting by some people with felony convictions violates the Equal Protection Clause and cannot be enforced.
fromSCSJ
3 months ago
US politics

Federal Appeals Court Affirms: NC Cannot Prosecute Voters Under Racist Law

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