Source: The Hill
“The Supreme Court turned away Virginia’s appeal on Monday that sought to quash a challenge to the state’s lifetime voting ban for people convicted of felonies, allowing the lawsuit to move ahead toward trial. Two disenfranchised voters claim the ban violates the Virginia Readmission Act, a federal law that set conditions for Virginia to regain congressional representation following the Civil War. Lower courts allowed the lawsuit to move forward, saying courts can enforce the Readmission Act and that the state doesn’t have 11th Amendment immunity. Virginia’s Republican-controlled attorney general’s office, however, argued that would open the ‘floodgates’ and mark a ‘radical change in the law.’ … In a brief order, the Supreme Court declined to take up the case. A federal district judge is set to hold a bench trial in October in the case.” (06/23/25)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5364081-supreme-court-virginia-felon-voting-ban/