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flag Federal judges will decide if Mississippi can permanently strip felons of voting rights.

flag Mississippi residents convicted of certain felonies, including bribery, theft, and arson, lose the right to vote under the Mississippi Constitution. flag Advocates sued the state after the list was expanded to 22 crimes. flag 19 federal appellate judges on the 5th U.S. flag Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments to potentially restore the right to vote to tens of thousands of people. flag The ban violates the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits "cruel and unusual" punishment.

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