Punch and Jurists

Farrakhan v. Gregoire, No. 06-35669 (9th Cir.) (623 F.3d 990) (October 7, 2010) (Per Curiam) by In the 01/11/10 issue of P&J, we noted an interesting decision in which a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit held that a Washington State law that automatically disenfranchises felons in prison violates the …

Farrakhan v. Gregoire, No. 06-35669 (9th Cir.) (590 F.3d 989) (January 5, 2010) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima) by In an important prison disenfranchisement decision, a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit has held that vote denial claims challenging felon disenfranchisement laws are cognizable under § 2 of the Voting Rights …