Author: Ralph W. Kasarda On January 5, 2010, the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court decision and held, in Farrakhan v. Gregoire, that the State of Washington's felon disenfranchisement law violates the federal Voting Rights Act. In a 2-1 decision, the court concluded that the felons' showing of statistical disparities among race ...
Author: Ralph W. Kasarda In an earlier post on the Liberty Blog, I described how the Ninth Circuit had ordered the parties in Farrakhan v. Gregoire to submit briefs setting forth their respective positions on whether the case should be reheard. After considering those briefs, the Ninth Circuit has in fact ordere ...
Author: Ralph W. Kasarda Last week the Pacific Legal Foundation and Center for Equal Opportunity filed an amicus brief in support of the State of Washington in Farrakhan v. Gregoire. That case concerns an attempt by convicted criminals to nullify a section of the Washington State Constitution that prohibits felons from voting. (Previo ...