June 27, 2006

The Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the appeal of a landmark ruling on voting rights. In March, King County Superior Court Judge Michael Spearman struck down the Washington law that denies the right to vote to thousands of ex-felons solely because they owe court-imposed fines. The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington filed the lawsuit of behalf of three individuals who are unable to vote because they are too poor to pay off their court-imposed financial obligations.

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