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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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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds felony disenfranchisement law

JURIST

A reasonable conclusion to draw from these textual features is that an affirmative act of government is required to restore what the government has taken away by its affirmative decision to prosecute and convict a person of a felony. This latest ruling is part of a wave of legislation and litigation surrounding felony disenfranchisement.

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Ninth Circuit reinstates Arizona voting registration and mail-in voting laws

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On the other hand, the court found that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge the felony provision, though it ultimately upheld the provision as unconstitutional. With this decision, both the cancellation and felony provisions are reinstated, though litigation will continue in district court.

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US judge declares California assault weapon ban unconstitutional

JURIST

The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, keep for sale or lend assault weapons. There have been other litigation this year after the Bruen ruling challenging state gun laws. The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of California.

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US Supreme Court hears first two cases of new term on water rights, ACCA

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Interstate aquifers run under practically every state in the country, and there was some concern that extension of the doctrine could lead to an increase in litigation. The government charged him under the ACCA, which would subject Wooden to a fifteen year mandatory minimum sentence, but only if he had three prior violent felonies.

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Paralegal Career Choice: Public Service or Private Practice

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The bureaus are often divided into divisions, Felony Trial, Special Prosecutions, Sexual Violence / Child Protection, and Investigations. Throughout her 30-year career, she has worked in litigation, from the private law firm to the governmental sector, civil and criminal. ARE YOU NEW TO LITIGATION?

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Thousands of Felons in North Carolina Can Now Vote

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Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots following an appeals court ruling, reports the Associated Press.

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