Tag: felon voting
Federal judge dismisses challenge to Minnesota’s new ‘speech code’
A federal judge dismissed a challenge this week to a new election law in a ruling that opponents say will have “far-reaching consequences for...
Judge who supported Trump reprimanded after denying felons the right to...
A Minnesota district court judge was publicly reprimanded by the Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards after denying several convicted felons the right to vote...
James Dickey: The trifecta’s agenda is losing ‘bigly’ in court
Many in the governing trifecta have celebrated the 2023 session, and some like Gov. Tim Walz have even boasted about “burn” “political capital.” But...
State claims in court filing that felon voting law also restores...
Attorneys gathered in an Anoka County courtroom Monday to debate a lawsuit that challenges a new Minnesota law granting felons the right to vote...
Dayton-appointed judge calls felon voting law unconstitutional in ‘unprecedented’ move
A Mille Lacs County judge who was appointed to the bench by former Democratic governor Mark Dayton said in two orders last week that...
Left seeks to extend voting to prisoners, noncitizens to expand base
(The Daily Signal) — Inmate voting, noncitizen voting, and even mandatory voting have been among the initiatives pushed in Democrat-led jurisdictions this year to expand their...
ACLU loses bid to have court issue summary judgement in felon...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a left-wing legal group, sued the State of Minnesota late last year to strike down the state's laws...