Virginia’s Rules For Felons To Restore Voting Rights Will Soon Change
From today’s NPR News: Tati King says he wants to set an example for his grandchildren that it’s important to make sure their voices are heard. It’s why King, a…
Inside GOP’s Scheme To Stop Ex-Felons From Voting
From today’s Daily Kos: Republicans’ ongoing voter suppression campaign made headlines this week after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the state must immediately restore voting rights to former felons.…
Trump’s Conviction Casts Spotlight on Restoring Voting Rights to Felons
From today’s Associated Press: Republican-led states have historically made it difficult for those convicted of a felony to vote or barred it altogether. Now the Republicans’ presumptive nominee for president,…
Felon Voting Rights Restoration Proposal Becomes Law, Daces Legal Challenge
From today’s Nebraska Examiner: A legislative proposal to immediately restore voting rights to Nebraskans convicted of a felony once they’ve completed their sentence has become law but faces a likely…
MN Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Challenge to Felons’ Voting Rights
From today’s CBS News: The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday over a challenge to the state’s restoration of voting rights for felons. The law passed last year…
Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
From today’s Newsweek: Nearly 500,000 people in Tennessee will be barred from voting in the upcoming presidential election, with critics claiming new electoral rules will likely disproportionately affect Black and…
Minnesota Supreme Court Grants Review of Felon Voting Rights Case
From today’s Minnesota Public Radio: The Minnesota Supreme Court has granted a quicker appeal of a case involving a voting rights restoration law. In an order issued Tuesday by Chief…
Minnesota Leaders Fight Ruling Against Restoring Felon Voting Rights
From today’s AP News: A pro-Trump Minnesota judge declared a new state law restoring voting rights for convicted felons unconstitutional, drawing a sharp rebuke from Minnesota’s attorney general and secretary…
A Legal Fight Over Whether Governors Can Deny Thousands the Vote
From today’s New York Times: After George Hawkins completed a 13-year term in a Virginia prison for attempted murder, he asked the state last spring to restore his right to…
Tennessee, the Worst State in the Country for Voting Rights, Just Got Even Worse
From today’s Slate Magazine: In Tennessee, Jim Crow is alive and well. The state’s felony disenfranchisement voter-suppression regime is living proof. Felony disenfranchisement has long been a stain on our…