Politics Aug 29 Nebraska Supreme Court to decide if lawmakers there can restore voting rights to felons By John Yang, Shrai Popat
Politics Jan 23 Can Mississippi strip felons of voting rights? Federal judges hear the case The outcome of the case at the center of Tuesday's hearing in New Orleans will likely determine whether tens of thousands of people win back the right to vote. By Kevin McGill, Associated Press
Politics Jul 16 Supreme Court deals setback to Florida felon voting rights A divided U.S Supreme Court has upheld a stay on a lower court ruling that would have given access to the ballot box to hundreds of thousands of Florida felons. By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press
Nation Mar 12 Watch 7:00 In Florida, path to restoring felons’ voting rights has been fraught with challenge Until 2018, Florida was one of only a few states that banned felons from voting for life. But that year, a two-thirds majority of the state passed an initiative to restore voting eligibility to felons who had served their sentences. By Stephanie Sy, Leah Nagy
World Jan 08 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Prosecutors believe Manafort shared polling data with Russian associate In our news wrap Tuesday, a court filing in the Russia probe said prosecutors believe former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort gave polling data to a Russian associate, suggesting Russia could have used the information in its election-meddling effort. Also,…
Apr 25 Justice Department wants states to make it easier for ex-prisoners to obtain IDs By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — States should make it easier for convicted felons to obtain state-issued identification after they get out of prison, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 5:46 Felons who’ve paid their debt deserve to vote, says Virginia Gov. McAuliffe By PBS News Hour Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed a sweeping order Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons within the state. McAuliffe described the action as an effort to reverse decades of voter repression, but state Republicans accused the… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Barbour’s Parting Pardons, Some for Convicted Killers, Stir Furor in Mississippi After days of controversy, a Mississippi judge moved Wednesday to block some last-minute pardons made by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour. Barbour had issued pardons to more than 200 felons, 14 of them convicted killers. Margaret Warner discusses the reaction to… Continue watching