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U.S. Supreme Court ends efforts to right wrongs of the 1890 Mississippi Constitution
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFor decades, starting primarily in the 1950s, the federal courts have stepped in to right the wrongs...
Private schools seem to forget their racist origins in trying to collect public funds
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThick with irony is the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools’ contention that the provision...
Black voters are making the Mississippi governor’s race more competitive. How will they use that...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn 1964, Flonzie Brown-Wright, then 22, attempted to register to vote for the first time as a Black...
Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority-Black capital
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about a state law that has sparked a...
Lawsuit Over Public Money for Private Schools Heard in Mississippi Supreme Court
The 74 via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAttorneys for public school advocates said in oral arguments Tuesday before the Mississippi Supreme...
Mississippi judge blocks private schools' tax-funded grants
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Mississippi judge on Thursday blocked a state law that put $10 million of federal pandemic relief...
Lawyers, judges spar on controversial HB 1020 during Mississippi Supreme Court hearing
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEight justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court will now decide the fate of House Bill 1020, after...
Mississippi's only abortion clinic asks state Supreme Court to let it to reopen, citing previous...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn anti-abortion sidewalk counselor (left) and an escort stand outside the Jackson Womens Health...
Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently...
Appeals court rules people convicted of specific felonies cannot vote in Mississippi
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People convicted of certain felonies in Mississippi still won’t be able to...