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Advocacy groups file lawsuit to block Alabama law criminalizing absentee voting assistance

JURIST

SB 1, signed into law last month, criminalizes requests or collections of absentee ballots for someone other than close relatives. The Bill specifically targets Alabamians who pay for assistance in the absentee ballot process, which could result in a felony punishable by up to 20 years.

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Coalition of rights groups sues Alabama to block enforcement of law criminalizing absentee ballot assistance

JURIST

A coalition of rights groups led by the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday challenging four provisions of Alabama Senate Bill 1 , Act No. The case is in the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama. ” Both the Payment and Gift Provisions carry a Class B or C felony penalty.

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Disqualified voters challenge Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement provision

JURIST

Three Virginia citizens disqualified from voting due to felony convictions joined a nonprofit organization to file a lawsuit Monday in federal court against Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and several state elections officials. The action challenges the felony disenfranchisement provision of the Virginia Constitution.

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DOJ challenges Alabama law criminalizing some treatments for trans minors

JURIST

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday filed a complaint challenging an Alabama law that criminalizes some medical treatments for transgender youth. It alleges t he law’s felony ban on certain medically necessary care violates the Fourteenth Amendment and asks for an immediate order stopping the law from taking effect.

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Alabama law criminalizing gender affirming care for minors takes effect

JURIST

The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (VCCPA) Sunday went into effect in Alabama while US District Judge Liles Burke considers legal challenges from doctors and families with transgender children. Conviction under the Act is a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $15,000.00.

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US judge declines to pause challenge to Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

A federal judge in Alabama declined on Tuesday to stay a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (VCCPA). In other words, it prevents people within Alabama from providing gender-affirming care to minors.

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Alabama Makes Gender-Affirming Care for Teens a Felony

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An Alabama law that makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender youth has gone into effect after Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill on April 8, reports Reuters.

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