US EditionUS Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
- The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting for felons, including those convicted of nonviolent crimes like forgery and timber theft.
- The justices did not comment while rejecting an appeal from residents who completed their sentences but could not vote.
- The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the permanent loss of voting rights is not cruel and unusual punishment under the Constitution.
- Lawyers argued that Mississippi's voting ban is a remnant of segregation and was adopted for discriminatory purposes.
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US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of a wide range of felonies, a policy adopted in 1890 during the Jim Crow era that stands as one of the toughest such restrictions in the nation.
Supreme Court Maintains Mississippi Ban on Felons Voting
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of a wide range of felonies, a policy adopted in 1890 during the Jim Crow era that stands as one of the toughest such restrictions in the nation.
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Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting ban for people convicted of some crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as
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