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In its ruling, the court found that Williams had completed his sentences and had regained his civic privileges."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the case name"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The case was identified as Williams v. Attorney General by Reason. WLTReport identified the case as Williams v. Blanche."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the case name as Williams v. Attorney General, which was stated in the centre-rated report. 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