Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies. That's according to a split decision Friday

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