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Legal Issues Surrounding Amendment 4; Bans on Conversion Therapy

Bill Bortzfield/WJCT News

Amendment 4 restored voting rights to more than a million Florida residents with a felony conviction.

However, a new law requires them to pay off back fines and fees before casting a ballot. Now, a federal judge will decide whether paying those costs is unconstitutional. We took a closer look at the issue with:

We also discussed another legal challenge to local bans on conversion therapy in the Sunshine State - with:

hschatz@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @heatherschatz.

Copyright 2020 WJCT News 89.9. To see more, visit WJCT News 89.9.

Heather is joining WJCT as the new producer of First Coast Connect.
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