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"Civil Libertarians Left and Right Unite To Oppose Disarming Cannabis Consumers," by Jacob Sullum, Reason, March 04, 2026
"Can you have a gun if you smoke a lot of pot? Supreme Court to decide," by Maureen Groppe, USA Today, March 01, 2026
"The ACLU, Long Leery of the Second Amendment, Joins the NRA in Urging SCOTUS To Uphold Pot Users' Gun Rights," by Jacob Sullum, Reason, February 25, 2026
"The NRA and NORML Unite To Oppose the Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users," by Jacob Sullum, Reason, February 02, 2026
"Virginia's tough rules for felons to regain their voting rights could soon be changing," by Dean Mirshahi, NPR, November 24, 2025
"Judge indicates support for disenfranchised voters in challenge to Virginia's felony voting laws," by Joe Dodson, Courthouse News Service, October 23, 2025
"Fourth Circuit finds North Carolina's felon voter law unconstitutional," by Steve Garrison, Courthouse News Service, September 12, 2025
"She Wrote a Bad Check 17 Years Ago and Still Can't Own Guns. This Trump Order Could Help People Like Her.," by Jacob Sullum, Reason, September 04, 2025
"The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds," by Ali Swenson and Gary Fields, Associated Press, August 03, 2025
"Sens. Chris Van Hollen, Lisa Blunt Rochester Introduce ‘Fresh Start Act’ to Boost Automatic Record Expungement," by Stacy M. Brown, Washington Informer, July 31, 2025
"As Texas embraces federal immigration database to verify voter citizenship, some experts are worried," by Natalia Contreras, Texas Tribune, July 22, 2025
"Voting From Prison: Lessons From Maine and Vermont," by Kristen M. Budd, Ph.D. and Rachel Didner-Jollie, The Sentencing Project, July 09, 2025
"Trump's DOJ makes its most sweeping demand for election data yet," by Miles Parks and Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, June 11, 2025
"Trump's DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE," by Miles Parks and Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, May 22, 2025
"Texas Attorney General Announces Vote Fraud and ‘Harvesting’ Charges," by Edgar Sandoval, New York Times, May 07, 2025
