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After fighting for years for the right to vote, two Minnesotans went into court to prevent that right from being yanked out from underneath them and over 50,000 other Minnesotans. Today, the Anoka County District Court upheld their right to vote.
The state Court of Appeals just overturned a ruling that could have taken the vote from some Minnesotans. To make it crystal clear, today’s ruling means people on felony probation, parole or supervision can vote next week!
A Mille Lacs County district judge recently ruled that the state’s Restore the Vote law is unconstitutional. The ACLU of Minnesota will work feverishly to get this judge’s ruling overturned.
The lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County Sheriff over law enforcement’s attacks on journalists will move toward trial, under a federal judge’s ruling Tuesday afternoon.
ANOKA, Minn. -- After fighting for years for the right to vote, two Minnesotans are suing to prevent that right from being yanked out from underneath them.
As the United States Supreme Court stated in Graham v. Connor: The decision to use force "requires careful attention to the facts and circumstances of each particular case.”