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US court will reconsider ruling that granted voting rights to Mississippians convicted of felonies
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A significant expansion of voting rights in Mississippi was put in doubt Thursday...
Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons' voting rights
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA court ruling striking down Mississippi's practice of permanently stripping voting rights from...
Court blocks MS ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently...
Mississippi cannot strip convicts of right to vote, court rules
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months ago(Reuters) -A divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled that Mississippi cannot strip the right...
Can Mississippi permanently strip felons of voting rights? 19 federal judges will hear the case
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoNineteen federal appellate judges are scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether Mississippi can...
US appeals court revives Mississippi law barring convicts from voting
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA federal appeals court on Thursday agreed to reconsider a ruling by three of its judges that struck...
Appeals court strikes down federal horseracing rules act
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCongress unconstitutionally gave too much power to a nonprofit authority it created in 2020 to...
Appeals court frees attorney from having to join, pay dues to Louisiana bar association, for now
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on several issues...
Can Mississippi strip felons, including tree thieves, of voting rights? Federal judges hear the case
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhether permanently stripping voting rights from some Mississippi felons amounts to...
Louisiana Republicans are in court to fight efforts to establish new Black congressional district
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFederal appeals court judges in New Orleans closely questioned voting rights advocates and attorneys...