In Brief: Mississippi’s “Cruel & Unusual” Voting Ban (with Sean Morales-Doyle)

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Mississippi’s lifetime felon voting ban. The court held that the Jim Crow-era law violates the 8th Amendment of the Constitution, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.” What could this new legal justification mean for enfranchisement across the country? Preet speaks with Sean Morales-Doyle, Director of the Voting Rights Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:19.0	I'm Pete Barara.
1:21.0	Last week, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reached a significant decision
1:25.0	on a Mississippi law that allows lifetime felony disenfranchisement.
1:29.0	The Court held that the Jim Crow Arrow Voting Band violates the 8th Amendment of the Constitution,
1:34.0	which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
1:37.0	According to the Sentencing Project, nearly 1 in 10 adults in Mississippi is disenfranchised,
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