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Farrakhan v. Gregoire : Is the Ninth Circuit having second thoughts about felon voting rights?

April 26, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

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 ...