Episode 96: Jim Crow Era Mississippi Voter Suppression Law Upheld by Federal Court

American Democracy Minute · Aug 29, 2022 · 1m

Jim Crow Era Mississippi Voter Suppression Law Upheld by Federal Court

Today’s Links

Articles:

Democracy Docket - 5th Circuit Upholds Felony Disenfranchisement in Mississippi

ABA Journal - Mississippi scrubbed racial taint from its constitutional ban on voting by some felons, 5th Circuit rules

Associated Press - Court: Mississippi can continue blocking felons from voting

Mississippi Center for Justice - Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Mississippi’s 1890 Felon Disfranchisement Law

Groups Taking Action:

Mississippi Center for Justice

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