Two men challenging felon voting law under claim that it’s racist

The state Department of Justice is asking an Appeals court to dismiss a case challenging the state law that bars felons from voting while they’re still on probation. As Gil Halsted reports, racial discrimination is the central issue in the case.

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Two men challenging felon voting law under claim that it’s racist

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