Civil Rights Link Roundup: Ex-Offender Voting Rights, Mandatory Minimums, and Judical Nominations - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

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Civil Rights Link Roundup: Ex-Offender Voting Rights, Mandatory Minimums, and Judical Nominations

March 22, 2010 - Posted by Tyler Lewis

Here are a few interesting civil rights related items:

Editorial: Congress should restore voting rights to ex-offenders - The New York Times
Opinion: In drug cases, the Justice Department should pursue charges for possession rather than the mandatory minimum - Main Justice
Interview: Matt Yglesias from ThinkProgress discusses senate obstructionism that has slowed down the judicial nominations process - ACSblog

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