{"id":2299708,"date":"2024-07-18T17:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-upholds-mississippis-lifetime-voting-ban-for-certain-felony-convictions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T17:36:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:36:01","slug":"mississippis-lifetime-voting-ban-for-some-felony-convictions-upheld-by-court-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippis-lifetime-voting-ban-for-some-felony-convictions-upheld-by-court-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi&#8217;s lifetime voting ban for some felony convictions upheld by court &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmississippis-lifetime-voting-ban-for-some-felony-convictions-upheld-by-court-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2299708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a federal appeals court upholding Mississippi&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-strikes-down-felony-voting-ban-as-cruel-and-unusual-punishment-in-unprecedented-ruling\/\" title=\"Federal court deems felony voting ban &#039;cruel and unusual punishment&#039; in landmark ruling.\">lifetime voting ban<\/a> for individuals with certain\u2063 felony convictions. The court ruled \u2062that Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution, which disenfranchises\u2062 individuals with specific felony offenses, does not violate the\u200d U.S. Constitution. \u2063The majority opinion\u2064 stated that overturning this section would interfere with states&#8217; rights and the ability of the state legislature\u2064 and citizens to determine voting qualifications. Under\u2063 Mississippi law, \u200dindividuals convicted of certain crimes lose their\u200d right to vote even\u200c after completing their sentences.\u200b The ruling overturns\u200d a \u2063previous decision \u200cby \u200ba three-judge panel\u200d of the 5th\u2062 Circuit, which found \u200dthe voting ban unconstitutional. the\u2063 court&#8217;s decision upholds \u2064Mississippi&#8217;s voting ban for certain felony\u200b convictions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Court upholds Mississippi&rsquo;s lifetime voting ban for certain felony convictions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706832\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appeals-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appeals court<\/a> upheld <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mississippi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mississippi&rsquo;s<\/a> lifetime voting ban for those with certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/felon-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>felony<\/a> convictions on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A majority of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca5.190884\/gov.uscourts.ca5.190884.307.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ruled<\/a> that Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution, which disenfranchises those convicted of certain felony offenses, does not violate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S. Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Holding Section 241 unconstitutional would be &ldquo;at odds with the Supreme Court&rsquo;s and other courts&rsquo; decisions, would thwart the ability of the State&rsquo;s legislature and citizens to determine their voting qualifications, and would require federal courts overtly to make legislative choices that, in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-chancellor-angela-merkel-discusses-german-perfectionism-amid-current-virus-struggles\/\" title=\"German Chancellor Angela Merkel Discusses German \u2018Perfectionism\u2019 Amid Current Virus Struggles\">federal system<\/a>, belong at the State level,&rdquo; Judge Edith Jones wrote in the majority opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Under Mississippi law, individuals convicted of one of 22 specific crimes, including bribery, theft, arson, and bigamy, lose their right to vote even after they have completed their sentences.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit ruled that the state&rsquo;s voting ban violated the U.S. Constitution&rsquo;s Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.<\/p>\n<p>But the full panel of the court, one of the nation&rsquo;s most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackwell-roman-one-biden-vax-mandate-down-3-to-go\/\" title=\"Blackwell &amp; Roman: One Biden Vax Mandate Down, 3 to Go\">conservative appeals courts<\/a>, later vacated the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>In the ruling Thursday, the 13-6 majority said state lawmakers, not the judiciary, should decide whether to repeal the voting ban.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Go and convince the State legislatures. Do the hard work of persuading your fellow citizens that the law should change,&rdquo; the majority wrote, adding that the changes &ldquo;must be achieved through public consensus effectuated in the legislative process, not by judicial fiat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The people who challenged the ban are &ldquo;exploring next steps,&rdquo; Jon Youngwood, co-chairman of the litigation department at the Simpson Thacher &amp; Bartlett law firm, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mississippi-felony-voting-rights-appeals-court-2c0cce8690f2ab18d903d01da79a54db#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are heartened by the opinion of the six dissenting judges, which encapsulates the importance of this case,&rdquo; Youngwood said in a statement. &ldquo;As they write, voting is &lsquo;the lifeblood of our democracy.&rsquo; Denying broad groups of our citizens, for life, the ability to have a role in determining who governs them diminishes our society and deprives individuals of the full rights of representative government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706832\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706832\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal appeals court has upheld Mississippi&#8217;s lifetime voting ban for individuals with certain felony convictions. The court ruled that this ban does not violate the U.S. Constitution and that the decision to repeal it should be made by state lawmakers, not the judiciary. The ruling has been met with criticism from those who believe that denying individuals the right to vote diminishes democracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3192,"featured_media":2299709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24089183589924.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35509,35508,35507,6632,32076],"class_list":["post-2299708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-court-decision","tag-felony-convictions","tag-lifetime-voting-ban","tag-mississippi","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24089183589924.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}