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High Court May Hear Felons' Voting Rights Challenge
It comes too late to affect the Nov. 2 election, but the Supreme Court may soon decide to consider the legality of policies in effect in 48 states that disenfranchise convicted felons. Civil rights groups cite statistics showing that more than 40 percent of the roughly 5 million people who cannot vote because of a past convictions are black, and more than half are of color.Judicial Selection Panels Debated
There's a new push for bipartisan committees, including an endorsement from the ABA.Mixed Signals From Supreme Court on Felon Voting Rights
The Supreme Court on Monday sent conflicting signals on the question of voting rights for convicted felons, but advocates say the high court may yet decide the issue in a future case. The Court let stand a 9th Circuit ruling that allowed a challenge of Washington state's felon disenfranchisement law under the Voting Rights Act. At the same time, however, the Court let stand a 2nd Circuit ruling that held the Voting Rights Act does not apply to New York's law.Justices Take Up Taxes on Contingency Fee Awards
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1 took up two consolidated appeals by the government on an issue that has split the circuit courts: whether taxpayers are required to include in their gross income the portion of damages recovery used to pay an attorney under a contingency fee agreement.High Court Won't Review 9th Circuit's Ruling On Felon Voting
The Supreme Court on Monday sent conflicting signals on the question of voting rights for convicted felons, but advocates say the high court may yet decide the issue in a future case. Without comment, the Supreme Court declined to review Locke v. Farrakhan, letting stand a ruling by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that allowed felons to challenge Washington state's felon disenfranchisement law as a violation of the Voting Rights Act.Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Felons' Voting Rights
The Supreme Court yesterday sent conflicting signals on the question of voting rights for convicted felons, but advocates say the high court may yet decide the issue in a future case.Trending Stories
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