Confronting Racial Injustice: Felony Convictions and the Right to Vote
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20
The idea that individuals with a felony conviction should be barred from voting for at least some period of time is widely accepted across the United States. But when you consider that current laws arose out of explicit racial animus following the Civil War and the end of slavery; when you look at the disproportionate effect the practice has had on people of color; and when you weigh the arguments in favor of disenfranchising millions of Americans – it becomes apparent that states should revisit...
By: Proskauer - Proskauer For Good