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Lawsuit Challenges State of Felon Voting Rights

Lawyers for convicted felons filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against Florida officials, alleging that the state’s process for restoring voting rights to people who have completed their sentences is arbitrary. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on behalf of seven convicted felons by the Fair Elections Legal Network and the Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll law firm, seeks to …


Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Gov. Scott to Allow Former Felons to Vote

According to the Fair Elections Legal Network they have filed a class action lawsuit has been filed against Governor Scott and the Clemency Board to allow former felons to vote. The Fair Elections Legal Network and the law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLCC have filed the lawsuit on behalf of seven former felons, according to a press release the organizations sent out. According to this …