Voice of the Ex-Offender, Kenneth Johnson, Bruce Reilly, Dwight Anderson, Randy Tucker, Bill Vo, Huy Tran, Checo…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Louisiana held that the phrase "under an order of imprisonment" in Article 1, §10(A) of the state constitution refers only to persons who are actually incarcerated, not to those on probation or parole, and therefore the statutes prohibiting such individuals from voting are unconstitutional. The Court granted the plaintiffs' writ, overturning the Court of Appeal’s decision upholding the statutes.