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Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting ban for people convicted of some crimes

Jan. 27, 2025 16:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft. The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal...

Colorado DNA analyst appears on forgery charges as validity of more than 500 cases in doubt

Jan. 23, 2025 19:47 PM EST

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist appeared in court Thursday to face criminal charges over data tampering that authorities said raises questions about the validity of more than 500 cases. Problems with the scientist’s work were found in...