Lyle Denniston is reporting over at SCOTUSBlog that the appellants in Johnson v. Bush, a case challenging Florida's felon disenfranchisement statute, have petitioned the Supreme Court for certiorari. The en banc Eleventh Circuit held a few months back that such statutes are not covered by the Voting Rights Act, a conclusion that accords with the Second Circuit's panel decision in Muntaqim v. Coombe, but is at odds with the Ninth Circuit's decision in Farrakhan v. Locke.
Of course, Muntaqim was argued en banc in the Second Circuit in June (along with companion case Hayden v. Pataki), and a decision is pending. AL&P's recap of the en banc argument is here, and our prior coverage of the Muntaqim case is collected in this post.
Also, the Election Law blog has an interesting post about Justice-nominee Roberts' likely take on Voting Rights Act cases.
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