{"id":2299727,"date":"2024-07-18T17:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-upholds-mississippis-lifetime-voting-ban-for-certain-felony-convictions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T17:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:50:47","slug":"mississippis-lifetime-voting-ban-for-some-felony-convictions-upheld-by-court-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippis-lifetime-voting-ban-for-some-felony-convictions-upheld-by-court-washington-examiner-2\/","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-2%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=2299727&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 \u200cdiscusses a federal appeals court upholding Mississippi&#8217;s <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 felony convictions. The court ruled\u200b that Section 241 of the \u2063Mississippi Constitution, which disenfranchises individuals with specific felony offenses, does\u2064 not violate the U.S. Constitution. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-texas-6-week-abortion-ban-to-take-into-effect\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Allows Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban To Take Into Effect\">majority opinion stated<\/a> that declaring Section 241 unconstitutional \u200bwould interfere with the state&#8217;s \u200dlegislative and citizens&#8217; ability to determine voting qualifications. Under Mississippi law, individuals convicted of certain crimes lose\u200c their right \u200dto \u2064vote even after completing their sentences. Last\u2063 year, a three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-mental-anguish-financial-and-emotional-distress-unvaxed-united-airlines-employees-send-1000s-of-letters-to-board-of-directors\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 &#039;Mental Anguish, Financial and Emotional Distress&#039;: Unvaxed United Airlines Employees Send 1,000s of Letters to Board of Directors\">-judge panel ruled<\/a> the state&#8217;s voting ban violated the Eighth Amendment, but the full court later overturned the decision.  <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippis-lifetime-voting-ban-for-some-felony-convictions-upheld-by-court-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mississippi&#039;s lifetime voting ban for some felony convictions upheld by court - Washington Examiner\">require federal courts overtly<\/a> to make legislative choices that, in our federal system, 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 upheld Mississippi&#8217;s lifetime voting ban for individuals with certain felony convictions on Thursday. The majority of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit determined that Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution, which disenfranchises those convicted of specific felony offenses, does not violate the U.S. Constitution. The court stated that overturning Section 241 would interfere with the state&#8217;s legislative and citizen&#8217;s rights to determine voting qualifications, and that such decisions should be made at the state level rather than by federal courts. The ruling comes after a previous decision by a three-judge panel that the voting ban violated the Eighth Amendment, which was later vacated by the full panel of the court. The majority opinion emphasized that any changes to the voting ban should be pursued through the legislative process, not through judicial intervention. The individuals challenging the ban are considering their next steps in response to the ruling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3192,"featured_media":2299728,"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":[538],"tags":[33740,35512,6632,32570,32076],"class_list":["post-2299727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-court-ruling","tag-felony-conviction","tag-mississippi","tag-voting-rights","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\/2299727","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=2299727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}