Legal Opinion
Valenti v. Lawson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 7, 2018No. 17-3207PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gilbert, District Judge.
Plaintiff Brian Valenti is a convicted felon and registered sex offender. Even though his felony conviction is predicated on a sexual act with a child victim, Valenti believes that the state of Indiana is violating his right to vote by refusing to let him enter a polling site located at a school. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the state defendants. We affirm.
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In 1993, Brian Valenti was convicted in California state court of a "Lewd or Lascivious Act with [a] Child Under 14 Years"-a felony in violation of Cal. Penal Code § 288. He served ten…
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