U.S. appeals court: voting.

• Position: Free Speech, Expression, Assoc. - Brief Article

Muntaqim v. Coombe, 366 F.3d 102 (2nd Cir. 2004). A convicted felon imprisoned in New York brought a pro se complaint alleging that New York's felon disenfranchisement statute violated the Voting Rights Act. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants and the felon appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the Voting Rights Act did...