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Washington’s Criminal Justice System Racially Biased; VRA Claim Fails

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2013

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Organizing, Voting, Voting Rights Act. Location: Washington.

Despite holding that Washington State’s criminal justice system is racially biased, a Washington federal court has held that Washington’s felon disenfranchisement law does not result in discrimination in its electoral process on account of race.

This case was originally filed in February 1996, alleging Washington’s felon disenfranchisement and restoration of ...

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