Tennessee toughens voting rules for people with felony convictions State condemned as ‘the bottom of the barrel on rights restoration’ after change by state’s division of elections The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2023
Tenn disenfranchised 21% of Black people While many states made it easier for people convicted of felonies to vote, Tennessee went in the other direction Salon · Nov 8, 2022
Pamela Moses sues officials after voter fraud conviction overturned Tennessee woman was serving six-year sentence before prosecutors’ withholding of crucial document came to light The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2022
Ron DeSantis Touted the Arrest of 20 People for Illegally Voting. Some Say They Were Told They Were Eligible. The messy rollout of a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to felons is now creating more felony crimes. Reason · Aug 23, 2022
Democrat defeats incumbent Republican in Memphis DA race A Democratic lawyer who pledged to make abortion prosecutions under Tennessee’s “trigger law” an extremely low priority in the county that includes Memphis has defeated the incumbent Republican district attorney who refused to say whether she would go after doctors who perform the procedure The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022
Memphis Voters Dump Harsh D.A. in Favor of Criminal Justice Reformer Let’s perhaps stop trying to tease national trends out of the complexities of local public safety issues. Reason · Aug 5, 2022
Memphis prosecutor who charged Black woman over voting error loses re-election bid Amy Weirich stirred outrage for bringing criminal charges against Pamela Moses, whose conviction was subsequently overturned The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2022
‘I’m like Rocky’: my day with Pamela Moses after her charges were dropped After prosecutors dropped criminal charges against Moses for trying to register to vote, I met her in person – and learned what’s next now that her case is over The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2022
Prosecutor drops all charges against Pamela Moses, jailed over voting error Moses, convicted last year, was granted new trial in February after Guardian revealed documents that had not been given to her defense The Guardian - US · Apr 22, 2022
Will prosecutors pursue a new trial against a Black woman jailed for a voting error? On Monday, Pamela Moses is set to make her first court appearance since having her six-year prison sentence for trying to register to vote overturned The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2022
Former Trump official voted in two states’ 2016 presidential primaries Matt Mowers’ double voting may have violated federal election law, at a time when Black voters have faced harsh penalties for unwitting violations The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2022
What I learned from my interview with Pamela Moses, imprisoned for a voting error Moses was freed last month after being sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote. Our talk was revelatory The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2022
US and allies set to revoke normal trade relations with Russia over Ukraine war, says Biden – as it happened US expected to join G7 and EU in bid to punish Moscow for what White House calls ‘unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine’ The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2022
‘It’s a scare tactic’: Pamela Moses, the Black woman jailed over voting error, speaks out Exclusive: Longtime activist who still faces the possibility of a retrial tells the Guardian she believes she’s being ‘persecuted’ for being outspoken The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2022
The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2022 Harsh punishments for Black Americans over voting errors spark outcry Pamela Moses was sentenced to six years for trying to vote while white people who committed more intentional acts of fraud merely received probation
The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2022 White House announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and Putin’s ‘cronies’ – as it happened ‘We want him to feel the squeeze,’ says press secretary Jen Psaki
The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2022 A white man got probation for voting fraud. A Black woman faced six years in prison for an error In several prominent cases, Black people got harsher sentences for unintentional voting errors than whites who committed fraud
The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2022 Judge orders new trial for US woman sentenced to six years for trying to register to vote Pamela Moses released from prison after Guardian revealed new evidence in case that was not produced at trial
The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2022 New evidence undermines case against Black US woman jailed for voting error Exclusive: Prosecutors argued Pamela Moses ‘tricked the probation department’ into giving her documents – but a new email adds to evidence undercutting that claim
Reason · Feb 17, 2022 Pamela Moses 'Requested a Jury Trial.' So She Got 6 Years in Prison. Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Moses would be a free woman—if she hadn't insisted on exercising her constitutional right to trial.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Legal experts baffled by sentence for registering to vote A Tennessee activist has been sentenced to six years and a day in prison after she was convicted of illegally registering to vote in 2019 while on probation for previous felonies
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Black Lives Matter activist jailed for six years for trying to register to vote after authorities told her she could ‘This case is one about the disparity in sentencing and punishment – and one that shouldn’t have happened,’ lawyer says
The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2022 The Black woman sentenced to six years in prison over a voting error Pamela Moses was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register despite a felony conviction but officials admitted making a series of mistakes