US appeals court to reconsider decision striking down Mississippi Jim Crow-era voter disenfranchisement law
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed on Thursday to reconsider a decision from August that a provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently prevents people convicted of certain felonies from voting is unconstitutional. The court’s order vacated the previous decision until the matter is resolved.
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