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

JURIST

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 Justice Department to give $144.5M to victims of 2017 Texas mass shooting in settlement

JURIST

The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act due to the government’s failure to prevent Kelley from purchasing a firearm despite his prior felony convictions.

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

JURIST

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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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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Michigan jury finds mother of Oxford High School shooter guilty of 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter

JURIST

He was convicted of all 24 counts brought against him, including terrorism causing death, four counts of first-degree premeditated murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. This is not the only litigation following the Oxford shooting.

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Thousands of Felons in North Carolina Can Now Vote

The Crime Report

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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