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Ninth Circuit saves Washington's felon disenfranchisement law in Farrakhan v. Gregoire
Author: Ralph W. Kasarda Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important decision in a case called Farrakhan v. Gregoire. In Farrakhan, felons claimed that the state of Washington's felon disenfranchisement law violates section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, because the law results in a denial or abridgement of ...
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PLF files amicus brief in Farrakhan v. Gregoire to protect state electoral practices
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 ...
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Can felons force states to let them vote? Ninth Circuit to rehear Farrakhan v. Gregoire
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 ...