The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi's Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, attorneys say in new court papers.

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Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi's felony voting ban is cruel and unusual

Mississippi's practice of removing voting rights for certain felonies is cruel and unusual. That is the argument attorneys are making in a new filing with the U.S.

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This case is the second in recent years — and the third since the late 19th century — that asks the Supreme Court to overturn Mississippi’s disenfranchisement for some felonies.

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Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi's Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, attorneys say in new court papers.

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Attorneys Want the US Supreme Court to Say Mississippi's Felony Voting Ban Is Cruel and Unusual

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, attorneys say in new court papers. Most of the people affected are disenfranchised for life because the state provides few options for restoring ballot access. “Mississippi’s harsh and unforgiving felony disenfranchisemen…

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By  EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, attorneys say in new court papers. Most of the people affected are disenfranchised for life because the state provides few options for restoring ballot access. “Mississippi’s harsh and unforgiving…

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Mississippi's practice of removing voting rights for certain felonies is cruel and unusual. That is the argument attorneys are making in a new filing with the U.S. Supreme Court. They are asking justices to overturn the state's practice that dates back to the Jim Crow era. The post Attorneys Want U.S. Supreme Court to Say Mississippi’s Felony Voting Ban Is Cruel And Unusual appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

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Attorneys Want U.S. Supreme Court to Say Mississippi's Felony Voting Ban Is Cruel And Unusual - Mississippi Free Press

A group of Mississippians who were stripped of their voting rights is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike a provision of the state Constitution that allows denial of suffrage to people convicted of some felonies.  The Mississippi residents, through attorneys with the Southern Poverty Law Center and private law firm Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, filed an appeal  Friday with the nation’s highest court. They argue that the provision of the stat…

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Mississippians ask U.S. Supreme court to strike state's Jim Crow-era felony voting ban

A group of Mississippians who were stripped of their voting rights is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike a provision of the state Constitution that allows denial of suffrage to people convicted of some felonies.

Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi's felony voting ban is cruel and unusual

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