Tati Abu King, et al. v. John O’Bannon, in his official capacity as Chairman of the State Board of Elections for the Commonwealth of Virginia, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division TATI ABU KING, e al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 3:23cv408 □ JOHN O’BANNON, in his official capacity as Chairman of the State Board of Elections for the Commonwealth of Virginia, et al., Defendants. OPINION In 1870, Congress passed a clear rule to protect formerly enslaved people: Virginia cannot change its state constitution to deprive any citizen of the right to vote, “except as punishment for such crimes as are now felonies at common law.” Act of Jan. 26, 1870, ch. 10, 16 Stat. 62, 63 (1870).…