The Nebraska State Supreme Court ruled this week to enforce a new law that allows thousands formerly convicted of felonies to register to vote.
A bipartisan vote this summer passed a law ending a prohibition on voting for at least two years after serving felony sentences, previously enacted in 2005.
The ACLU of Nebraska represented residents restricted by actions from the Attorney General and Secretary of State, leading to intervention from the state Supreme Court.
The state Supreme Court's split decision required a supermajority for striking down laws, with only two justices deeming the new law unconstitutional.
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