U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 29, 2010
Unpaid Fines Can Strip Former Inmates of Voting Rights
States can deny former prison inmates the right to vote until they pay court-ordered restitution fines, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday in a major voting rights case out of Arizona.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
States can deny former prison inmates the right to vote until they pay court-ordered restitution fines, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday in a major voting rights case out of Arizona.
Former U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, sitting on the circuit panel by designation, wrote the opinion for Chief Judge Alex Kozinski and Circuit Judge San...
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