• North Carolina judges have struck down the state’s latest photo voter identification law on Friday
• Two of the three trial judges declared the December 2018 law is unconstitutional, even though it was designed to implement a photo voter ID mandate added to the North Carolina Constitution

New York to eliminate Jail time for most minor parole violations

• Under a new law that was signed on Friday by Governor Kathy Hochul, New Yorkers will be able to avoid jail time for most nonviolent parole violations
• Violations include: being late to an appointment with a parole officer, missing curfew, or failing to pay fees or to inform a parole officer of a change in employment
• Starting in March, people on parole will be jailed only for drug or alcohol use if they were convicted of driving under the influence of those substances

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