voting rights

Democrats are challenging Arizona laws that they say make it harder to vote.

The charges appear to criminalize what are core constitutionally protected activities, including free speech, the professor said.

In a Friday decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals declared Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution, which imposes permanent disenfranchisement for certain crimes, to be unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

Democrats are challenging Arizona laws that they say make it harder to vote.

The charges appear to criminalize what are core constitutionally protected activities, including free speech, the professor said.

In a Friday decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals declared Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution, which imposes permanent disenfranchisement for certain crimes, to be unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.