Nebraska Supreme Court Enfranchises 7,000 Formerly Convicted of Felony Crimes

The Nebraska State Supreme Court ruled this week to allow a state law passed earlier this year to be enforced, enfranchising thousands of people who were formerly convicted of felony level crimes and thwarting efforts by Republican state officials to deem the law unconstitutional. In a bipartisan vote this summer of the unicameral state legislature, Nebraska lawmakers enacted a veto-proof law…

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