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Advocates for Ex-Felons Hail Ruling That Opens Door to Voting Rights Restoration

"They must plod through a gauntlet of constitutionally infirm hurdles," U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker wrote. "No more."

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Jim Exline is elated over a federal court ruling that opened the door for former felons to regain the right to vote, and found Florida’s restrictive process for restoring those rights unconstitutional.

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Samantha Joseph

Samantha Joseph

Samantha Joseph is co-head of the Litigation Desk in ALM's global newsroom. Grad school: Newhouse Syracuse. Contact: [email protected] On Twitter: @SjosephWriter

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