Jul 19, 12:53 AM

Federal Court Rules on Mississippi's Jim Crow-era Felony Voting Rights and Black Voting Strength Redistricting

A federal appeals court has ruled that the decision to change Mississippi's Jim Crow-era practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, should be made by state legislators, not judges. Additionally, Mississippi can wait until next year to redraw some of its legislative districts that currently dilute Black voting power, according to a panel of three federal judges.

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