The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request to block a Florida law requiring those who have been convicted of felonies and served their sentences to pay outstanding fines and fees owed in connection with their cases before voting. A District Court had blocked the law, but the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that decision by putting a stay on the lower court's ruling. The Supreme Court Thursday denied an appeal of the Eleventh Circuit's decision. Sotomayor noted that impact in her dissent, which said the majority erred in not vacating a stay on the District Court's order. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APPUntil 2018, Florida did not allow convicted felons to vote at all.

Source: Fox News July 16, 2020 18:54 UTC