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The fight over alleged felon voter fraud goes to the Florida Supreme Court

The legal dispute stems from when Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials targeted alleged voter fraud by convicted felons.

A proposal could add “clarity” for felon voting in Florida

Florida is proposing a form for felons to request “advisory opinions” from state lawyers to clarify if they are eligible to vote.

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Courts revive voter fraud cases in Florida

Two South Florida appeals courts overturned rulings that dismissed charges against a pair of defendants in voter fraud cases.
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A lawsuit over felon voting rights rules in Florida is dropped

Plaintiffs have dropped a lawsuit challenging how Florida carried out a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights of felons.
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Felons’ voting rights Attorneys for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and four individual plaintiffs last week filed a court document that challenges the way a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed at restoring felons’ voting rights has...
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Plaintiffs fire back in felons’ voting case in Florida

Plaintiffs want to continue a lawsuit challenging how Florida is carrying out a constitutional amendment to restore felons’ voting rights.
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Florida wants a lawsuit by voting rights groups thrown out; the suit challenges how the state is carrying out a 2018 constitutional amendment

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, county clerks of court and elections supervisors want a federal judge to toss out the lawsuit.
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We get a law professor’s take on several Florida stories including updates on the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.
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Law professor talks about the indictments of former President Trump

We get a law professor’s take on several Florida stories including updates on the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.
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