Mixed Signals From Supreme Court on Felon Voting Rights

The Supreme Court on Monday sent conflicting signals on the question of voting rights for convicted felons, but advocates say the high court may yet decide the issue in a future case. The Court let stand a 9th Circuit ruling that allowed a challenge of Washington state's felon disenfranchisement law under the Voting Rights Act. At the same time, however, the Court let stand a 2nd Circuit ruling that held the Voting Rights Act does not apply to New York's law.

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