Appeals Court Finds Pervasive Racism in State’s Criminal Justice System
In a ground-breaking ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday struck down our state constitution's provision barring felons from voting. The court found that racial minorities with...
View ArticleMadison v. Washington (Disenfranchisement of Ex-felons)
Body: Overturning a lower court ruling, the Washington Supreme Court found that conditioning the right to vote on payment of court-imposed fines does not violate the state and federal constitutions....
View ArticleBorders v. King County (Disenfranchisement of Ex-felons)
Body: The ACLU submitted an amicus brief in a lawsuit by a candidate who claimed that illegal votes were cast in the 2005 state governor’s election by persons previously convicted of a felony. The...
View ArticleState v. E. (Voting Rights Restoration)
Body: The ACLU represented an individual seeking a Certificate of Discharge (COD) to restore voting rights lost due to a prior felony conviction. The individual had completed all terms of his sentence...
View ArticleACLU Helps Man Regain the Right to Vote
A man who was wrongfully denied the right to vote for years has regained the franchise, with help from the ACLU. "This was one of the more epic voting rights cases we've handled, though certainly not...
View ArticleFarrakhan v. Gregoire
Body: In a ground-breaking ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in January 2010 struck down our state constitution’s provision barring felons from voting. The court found that racial...
View ArticleVoting Rights Reform Bill Passes
The House today approved and sent to the governor a bill that reforms Washington's convoluted system for restoring voting rights. The measure (HB 1517) will automatically restore the right to vote to...
View ArticleVoting = Engaged Citizens = Healthy Communities
Tomorrow is Election Day. Washington’s Secretary of State predicts a robust 66% voter turnout, the highest for a mid-term election in many years. A number of these voters only recently gained the...
View ArticleAppeals Court Finds Pervasive Racism in State’s Criminal Justice System
In a ground-breaking ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday struck down our state constitution's provision barring felons from voting. The court found that racial minorities with...
View ArticleMadison v. Washington (Disenfranchisement of Ex-felons)
Body: Overturning a lower court ruling, the Washington Supreme Court found that conditioning the right to vote on payment of court-imposed fines does not violate the state and federal constitutions....
View ArticleBorders v. King County (Disenfranchisement of Ex-felons)
Body: The ACLU submitted an amicus brief in a lawsuit by a candidate who claimed that illegal votes were cast in the 2005 state governor’s election by persons previously convicted of a felony. The...
View ArticleState v. E. (Voting Rights Restoration)
Body: The ACLU represented an individual seeking a Certificate of Discharge (COD) to restore voting rights lost due to a prior felony conviction. The individual had completed all terms of his sentence...
View ArticleACLU Helps Man Regain the Right to Vote
A man who was wrongfully denied the right to vote for years has regained the franchise, with help from the ACLU."This was one of the more epic voting rights cases we've handled, though certainly not...
View ArticleFarrakhan v. Gregoire
Body: In a ground-breaking ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in January 2010 struck down our state constitution’s provision barring felons from voting. The court found that racial...
View ArticleVoting Rights Reform Bill Passes
The House today approved and sent to the governor a bill that reforms Washington's convoluted system for restoring voting rights. The measure (HB 1517) will automatically restore the right to vote to...
View ArticleVoting = Engaged Citizens = Healthy Communities
Tomorrow is Election Day. Washington’s Secretary of State predicts a robust 66% voter turnout, the highest for a mid-term election in many years. A number of these voters only recently gained the...
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