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Disqualified voters challenge Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement provision

JURIST

Three Virginia citizens disqualified from voting due to felony convictions joined a nonprofit organization to file a lawsuit Monday in federal court against Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and several state elections officials. The action challenges the felony disenfranchisement provision of the Virginia Constitution.

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Idaho House Passes Bill Criminalizing Medical Trans Youth Treatments

The Crime Report

A law passed by Texas legislators has been temporarily blocked by an Austin court after a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and Lambda Legal on behalf of the parents of a transgender teenager who was being investigated for abuse by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Gun-Free School Zones and Concealed Carry: Which Takes Precedence?

The Crime Report

Do state laws permitting individuals to carry concealed weapons undermine federal legislation banning weapons in the vicinity of schools? Resolving the contradiction will require an amendment, according to a paper in the Texas Tech Law Review. candidate at the Texas Tech University School of Law and author of the paper.

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GOP Penalties Put State Election Officials at Criminal Risk

The Crime Report

Twelve states have enacted 35 new criminal penalties targeting election officials since 2020, 31 of which were enacted in Republican-controlled states, reports the Idaho Capital Sun. The new laws have exacerbated an already toxic environment for election officials due to the pandemic, threats and harassment.

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Reviving the ‘Power of a Pardon’

The Crime Report

There have been more than 250 new laws passed in that 18-month period alone — amazing state efforts to roll back the malign effects of the 30-year crime war,” the CCRC details. On a more broad spectrum, a pardon may be necessary to enable anyone to run for elected office, or simply secure a professional or business license.

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First Grader Who Shot Teacher In Virginia Is Among The Youngest School Shooters In US History

The Crime Report

In Virginia, the minimum age to charge someone with a felony is 14 years old. This remains unclear, and due to juvenile privacy laws, we may never know. In 2021 in Rigby, Idaho, a 12-year-old girl shot three people during a planned attack at Rigby Middle School. Do schools need to start searching first graders?

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Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session

SCOTUSBlog

Tori Madden) In recent years, property rights disputes have made headlines at the court — notably last year’s dispute between Idaho homeowners Michael and Chantell Sackett and the EPA, in which the justices sided with the property owners and curtailed the Clean Water Act’s protections for wetlands. Smith was charged with five felony counts.