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Voting Rights Testimony for Wastington State Appeal

by Dave Newton last modified September-26-2010 11:11 AM

 

This is some testimony from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's argument a few days ago, as part of a challenge to Washington State's felony disenfranchisement law. 

The Legal Defense fund won an earlier case in District Court and the public pressure from that victory also caused Washington State to improve its statutes on former felon voting rights.  The legal victory is being challenged in the 9th Circuit Court, which is the testimony you see in the video. 

"(You're saying that) the entire criminal justice system in the state of Washington is intentionally discriminatory against minorities?" - Judge

"That's not right, your honor.  What the evidence shows in this case, as the District Court found, is that the racial disparities in Washington's criminal justice system arise from and result in discrimination on account of race"                     - Ryan Higdon, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

KFTC is continuing to have conversations with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund about the possibility of litigation in Kentucky along a very different line of legal argument.

pls clarify: different or similar line of legal argument?

Posted by flo_a at September-27-2010 04:50 PM
Dave, do you mean that you are pursuing a *similar* line and argument here in KY as the NAACP pursued in Washington state?

your last sentence is confusing. if it is a similar argument, please indicate so. if it is a different argument please state what that is.

thank you for keeping up the blogging.

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Posted by Dave Newton at September-27-2010 05:21 PM
No, I meant different.

I wonder at the value of discussing a prospective legal strategy in a public and anonymous way like this, but feel free to contact me personally by using the contact tab at the bottom of our website.