Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Law on Prosecuting Ex-Felons Who Voted Before 2024 usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) A federal judge has issued a judgment about a North Carolina voting law that the plaintiffs and critics deemed discriminatory. On Monday, a federal court ruled that district attorneys in North Carolina cannot enforce a law that would allow people with prior felony convictions to be prosecuted on felony charges if […]
North Carolina advocates praise progress as judge finds prosecuting felon voters unconstitutional courthousenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courthousenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
North Carolina district attorneys cannot prosecute people on supervision for felony convictions if they mistakenly cast a ballot before regaining their right to vote, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The reason, according to a ruling issued by District Judge Loretta C. Biggs: the underlying law was enacted to discriminate against Black North Carolinians — and […] The post Federal judge rules DAs can’t prosecute disenfranchised probationers for mistakenly voting appeared first on NC Newsline.