Legal Opinion
Terrence Johnson v. Phil Bredesen
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 28, 2010No. 08-6377PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J., joined by Ludington, D.J.,
MOORE, J. (pp. 754-80), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
COOK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Terrence Johnson, Jim Harris, and Joshua Roberts1 — all Tennessee residents and convicted felons — filed a complaint alleging that, by conditioning restoration of their voting rights on payment of court-ordered victim restitution and child support obligations, Tennessee’s voter re-enfranchisement statute violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution, the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, and the Ex Post Facto and Privi*745leges or Immunities Clauses of the United States and…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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3Cited by61 opinions
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