ACLU: Federal Appeals Court Affirms Wealth-Based Barriers to Voting
September 12, 2020
September 12, 2020
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (TNSLeg) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on Sept. 11:
A federal appeals court today upheld a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting. The decision denies voting rights to hundreds of thousands of people with past felony convictions.
The case, Jones v. De . . .
A federal appeals court today upheld a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting. The decision denies voting rights to hundreds of thousands of people with past felony convictions.
The case, Jones v. De . . .