Crime Victims' Rights on Ballots in Several States

Half a dozen states could enshrine so-called Marsy's Law provisions in their constitutions in November.

A movement to enshrine victims' rights in state constitutions has momentum all across the country -- even as the movement's biggest champion faces criminal charges himself.

Voters in six states in November will decide whether to approve constitutional amendments known as Marsy's Law. They are named after Marsy Nicholas, a California woman who was murdered in 1983 by an ex-boyfriend who had been released on bail without her knowledge.

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