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Rutgers Law School Team Files International Challenge to U.S. Voting Laws That Disenfranchise Felons, Citing Human Rights Violations
February 03, 2022
NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 3 (TNSOps) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2022:

A Rutgers Law School team today filed a milestone brief to overturn laws in 48 states that prevent citizens with felony convictions from voting, arguing that such restrictions violate international human rights law.

The brief was filed in Washington, D.C. before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which monitors the U.S. and other nations' compliance with . . .

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