THOMPSON v. ALABAMA

Case No. 2:16-CV-783-WKW.

TREVA THOMPSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF ALABAMA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

July 28, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1973
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1973 Voting Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 441 Civil Rights: Voting
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Treva Thompson, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice.

Treva Thompson, Plaintiff, represented by Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Melissa Swetnam, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Antwoine Giles, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Anna Reynolds, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Laura Corley, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Larry Joe Newby, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Mario Dion Yow, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Jennifer Zimmer, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Timothy Lanier, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Pamela King, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

Greater Birmingham Ministries, Plaintiff, represented by Aderson B. Francois , Institute for Public Representation, pro hac vice, Armand Derfner , Derfner & Altman LLC, Danielle Lang , Campaign Legal Center, pro hac vice, James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Campaign Legal Center, Joseph Mitchell McGuire , McGuire & Associates LLC & Pamela Karlan , Stanford Law School, pro hac vice.

State of Alabama, Defendant, represented by Andrew L. Brasher , Office of the Attorney General, James William Davis , State of Alabama, Misty Shawn Fairbanks Messick , Office of the Attorney General & Mary Mangan , Office of the Attorney General.

John H. Merrill, Defendant, represented by Andrew L. Brasher , Office of the Attorney General, James William Davis , State of Alabama, Misty Shawn Fairbanks Messick , Office of the Attorney General & Mary Mangan , Office of the Attorney General.

George Noblin, Defendant, represented by Andrew L. Brasher , Office of the Attorney General, James William Davis , State of Alabama, Misty Shawn Fairbanks Messick , Office of the Attorney General & Mary Mangan , Office of the Attorney General.

Clifford Walker, Defendant, represented by Andrew L. Brasher , Office of the Attorney General, James William Davis , State of Alabama, Misty Shawn Fairbanks Messick , Office of the Attorney General & Mary Mangan , Office of the Attorney General.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

I. INTRODUCTION

Alabama citizens lose their right to vote if they are "convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude." Ala. Const., Art. VIII, § 177(b) (1996). Disenfranchisement of felons, for...

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