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JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging a Mississippi felon voter disenfranchisement law. The post US federal appeals court hears oral arguments in Mississippi felony disenfranchisement case appeared first on JURIST - News.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The court rejected this argument. Justice Thissen’s opinion also held that the statute did not create the racially disparate impact of felony disenfranchisement.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed on Thursday to reconsider a decision from August that a provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently prevents people convicted of certain felonies from voting is unconstitutional. The court’s order vacated the previous decision until the matter is resolved.
JURIST
AUGUST 6, 2023
The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that an 1890 state constitutional provision permanently preventing people convicted of certain felonies from voting, Section 241, is unconstitutional. This is a huge win in the fight to restore dignity and respect to the voice of the disenfranchised voter in Mississippi.”
JURIST
OCTOBER 30, 2022
A petition was filed Friday with the US Supreme Court asking the Court to review the constitutionality of the felon disenfranchisement provision of Mississippi’s 1890 Constitution. ” Harness and Karriem were convicted of forgery and embezzlement in Mississippi.
JURIST
OCTOBER 5, 2021
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in person on Monday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the court in March 2020. The first case the justices heard was Mississippi v. In oral argument, however, the justices seemed skeptical of Mississippi’s claim that equitable apportionment should not apply.
JURIST
JANUARY 5, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied an injunction Thursday against a Mississippi law that created a state-run court district in the state’s capital of Jackson. The court held that the plaintiffs in the case had failed to show standing to maintain a case for a preliminary injunction.
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