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Sovereign Immunity Voting Rights Virginia

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EDVA Judge Narrows Suit Challenging Provision of Virginia Constitution Prohibiting Felons From Voting

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Virginia’s Constitution automatically disqualifies all persons convicted of any felony from voting unless their civil rights are restored by the Governor. See Va. Const. art. II, § 1. In a recent case, two plaintiffs...more

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Virginia Moves to Dismiss Suit Claiming Denial of Voting Rights to Felons Violates Civil War Era Statute

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In June, four individuals and an advocacy organization for previously incarcerated individuals brought suit in the Eastern District of Virginia against several state and local officials alleging that Virginia was denying...more

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