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Ninth Circuit saves Washington's felon disenfranchisement law in Farrakhan v. Gregoire
October 08, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
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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A win for free speech and the right to advertise in Alexandria
March 14, 2015 | By CHRISTINA MARTIN
Today, the Alexandria City Council unanimously voted to repeal the ordinance challenged by our lawsuit, McLean v. City of Alexandria. The ordinance made it illegal to display a "For Sale" sign on cars parked on city streets. It did not ban the many other types of advertisements we see on cars, taxis, and buses everyday. It singled out one type of m ...