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North Carolina district attorneys cannot prosecute people on supervision for felony convictions if they mistakenly cast a ballot before regaining their right to vote, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The reason, according to a ruling issued by District Judge Loretta C. Biggs: the underlying law was enacted to discriminate against Black North Carolinians — and […] The post Federal judge rules DAs can’t prosecute disenfranchised probationers for mistakenly voting appeared first ...

A North Carolina federal judge has struck down the state's 147-year-old law making it a crime for convicted felons to vote, finding that the statute disproportionately targets Black voters and had been inconsistently enforced in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Gerrymandering isnt new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after this years elections.

Gerrymandering isnt new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after this years elections.

Gerrymandering isnt new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after this years elections.

Gerrymandering isnt new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after this years elections.

Gerrymandering isnt new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after this years elections.

Gerrymandering isnt new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after this years elections.

Gerrymandering isnt new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after this years elections.

Gerrymandering isnt new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after this years elections.