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‘Outlier’ Mississippi Voting Ban for Felons Reversed; Appeals Court Calls Ban ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ for Tens of Thousands of Mississippians

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|Date: August 06, 2023
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‘Outlier’ Mississippi Voting Ban for Felons Reversed; Appeals Court Calls Ban ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ for Tens of Thousands of Mississippians

By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MISS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled here this wee ...

By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MISS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled here this week Mississippi’s lifetime voting ban for people with disqualifying felony convictions who have c ...

August 06, 2023
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‘Outlier’ Mississippi Voting Ban for Felons Reversed; Appeals Court Calls Ban ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ for Tens of Thousands of Mississippians

‘Outlier’ Mississippi Voting Ban for Felons Reversed; Appeals Court Calls Ban ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ for Tens of Thousands of Mississippians

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