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US appeals court to reconsider decision striking down Mississippi Jim Crow-era voter disenfranchisement law

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed on Thursday to reconsider a decision from August that a provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently prevents people convicted of certain felonies from voting is unconstitutional. The court’s order vacated the previous decision until the matter is resolved.

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Mississippi civic leaders file a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court

JURIST

APRIL 27, 2022

Mississippi civic leaders Monday filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court claiming that the state is violating the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the US Constitution. J ustice Leslie King is the fourth Black justice to sit on the Mississippi Supreme Court.

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US federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi ‘ballot harvesting’ law

JURIST

JULY 26, 2023

Wingate temporarily blocked a Mississippi law Tuesday that made it illegal to “knowingly collect and transmit a ballot that was mailed to another person,” with a few exceptions. The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi’s Northern Division. District Judge Henry T.

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Final member of Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ sentenced for involvement in assault of Black men

JURIST

MARCH 22, 2024

The last of the six members of the Mississippi law enforcement group known as the “Goon Squad,” Joshua Hartfield, was sentenced to just over ten years in prison on Thursday for his involvement in the January 2023 torturing of two Black men. On Wednesday, the same court sentenced Daniel Opdyke and Christian Dedmon to 17.5

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Supreme Court sets argument date for Mississippi abortion case

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The US Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments in Dobbs v. The trial court granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs, and Thomas Dobbs, the State Health Officer for the Mississippi Department of Health, appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Wade in 1973. Hellerstedt in 2016.

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US Supreme Court settles water dispute between Tennessee and Mississippi

JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously sided with Tennessee in a groundwater dispute with Mississippi. The dispute arose out of a Mississippi suit which alleged that the city of Memphis, Tennessee had wrongfully taken water from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer. The state must abide by the doctrine of equitable apportionment.

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“The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas”

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APRIL 15, 2024

“The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

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Only 1 out of 5 defendants in this Mississippi county get court-appointed lawyers before indictment

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The right to counsel is “tenuous” in a small Mississippi justice court in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, where two judges appointed lawyers for felony defendants in…

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Abortion drug maker drops lawsuit challenging Mississippi restrictions on provision and use of drug

JURIST

AUGUST 20, 2022

An abortion-inducing drug’s manufacturer has dropped its lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s restrictions on the provision and use of the drug, in connection with “the changed national landscape” in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Mississippi Today said that Sen. GenBioPro Inc.,

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Mississippi AG files brief with Supreme Court urging Roe and Casey be overturned

JURIST

JULY 24, 2021

The attorney general of Mississippi filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Thursday in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , a case which asks the Court to reconsider its precedential rulings in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. ” Oral arguments are scheduled for October. .”

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“Court: Mississippi can continue blocking felons from voting.”

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AUGUST 25, 2022

“Court: Mississippi can continue blocking felons from voting.” ” And Ashton Pittman of Mississippi Free Press has a report headlined “ ‘A Wrong Never Righted’: Court Upholds Mississippi’s 1890 Jim Crow Voting Law.” In his dissenting opinion , Circuit Judge James E.

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Judge Prevents Mississippi From Creating White-Elected Courts For Black Counties… For Now

Above The Law

MAY 23, 2023

The post Judge Prevents Mississippi From Creating White-Elected Courts For Black Counties… For Now appeared first on Above the Law. Shouts out to Henry Wingate.

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DOJ seeks participation in Mississippi 15-week abortion suit

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The lawsuit, which is set to be heard in December at the Supreme Court, could have far reaching effects on abortion access throughout the country as it may reconsider precedents set in Roe v. This case arises out of a lawsuit between Jackson Women’s Health Organization—the only abortion provider in the state—and the state of Mississippi.

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Court of Appeals of Mississippi Applies "Common Nucleus of Operative Fact" Test to Spousal Competency/Privilege

EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mississippi Rule of Evidence 504 states the following: (a) Definition. A communication is “confidential” if a person makes it privately to the person’s spouse and does not intend its disclosure to any other person. (b) b) General Rule of Privilege.

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Court unanimously favors Tennessee in groundwater dispute with Mississippi

SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Share Confirming expectations, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously denied Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater. For this state-level version of a trespass, Mississippi sought over $600 million in damages. As the court confirmed last year in Florida v.

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Court of Appeals of Mississippi Interprets Disclosure Portion of Mississippi Learned Treatise Exception

EvidenceProf Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Mississippi Rule of Evidence 803(18) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement contained in a treatise, periodical, or pamphlet if: (A) the statement is called to the attention of an expert witness on cross-examination or relied.

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“A Fifth Circuit immigration order lays bare a conservative divide on the appeals court; It’s ‘mad vibes’ judges v. legal conservatives in a sign of just how far right the federal appeals court has gone that covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas”

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“A Fifth Circuit immigration order lays bare a conservative divide on the appeals court; It’s ‘mad vibes’ judges v. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued late Friday night denying Texas’ emergency motion to stay trial proceedings pending en banc review.

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“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade”

HowAppealing

JULY 23, 2021

“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “ Mississippi asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Savage has an article headlined “ Mississippi urges Supreme Court to use abortion case to overturn Roe vs. Wade next term.”

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Mississippi abortion law case

JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , a case involving a Mississippi law banning all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act , passed in 2018, outlaws abortions after 15 weeks. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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Some Mississippi Courts Keep Search-Warrant Records from the Public

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Some of those courts violate state rules by failing to require law enforcement to return search warrants and related documents. Other courts keep search warrant records but won’t let the public see them, defying well-established jurisprudence.

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Mississippi Proves Civil Rights Lawyer’s Point With Sham Arrest And Trial

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The post Mississippi Proves Civil Rights Lawyer’s Point With Sham Arrest And Trial appeared first on Above the Law. I look forward to the judge's resignation.

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“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade”

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JULY 22, 2021

“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report on the Brief for Petitioners that the State of Mississippi filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Court Upholds Jim Crow-era Voting Restrictions in Mississippi

The Crime Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Mississippi can continue to bar more than 10 percent of its citizens from voting, maintaining a Jim Crow-era provision that bars Mississippians convicted of felonies from taking part in elections, reports the Daily Journal.

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US Supreme Court asked to review Mississippi’s felon disenfranchisement provision

JURIST

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A petition was filed Friday with the US Supreme Court asking the Court to review the constitutionality of the felon disenfranchisement provision of Mississippi’s 1890 Constitution. ” Harness and Karriem were convicted of forgery and embezzlement in Mississippi.

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“Mississippi voting rights case is argued at US appeals court”

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“Mississippi voting rights case is argued at US appeals court”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has this report. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link. ” You can access the audio of today’s en banc oral argument of the U.S.

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“Mississippi Supreme Court orders 3rd trial in car crash case”

HowAppealing

MARCH 13, 2021

“Mississippi Supreme Court orders 3rd trial in car crash case”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Mississippi issued Thursday. The dissenting opinions discuss a notable issue of appellate recusal.

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Mississippi medical marijuana legalization moves on to the state governor’s desk

JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2022

The voting margins in both chambers are considered “veto-proof,” enough to override a governor’s veto should Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves refuse to sign. It was quickly vetoed by the Mississippi Supreme Court, prompting lawmakers to work on drafting a medical marijuana bill.

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I Did Not Have Mississippi Creating Whites-Only Courts On My Black History Month Bingo Card

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The post I Did Not Have Mississippi Creating Whites-Only Courts On My Black History Month Bingo Card appeared first on Above the Law. You don't understand — this isn't blatant racism and segregation, it's tradition and heritage.'

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Court of Appeals of Mississippi Finds Rule 801(d)(1)(C) Only Applies to Technical Identifications

EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Similar to its federal counterpart, Mississippi Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(C) provides an exclusion to the rule against hearsay when The declarant testifies and is subject to cross-examination about a prior statement, and the statement: (C) identifies a person as someone.

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“Supreme Court to hear restrictive Mississippi abortion law on December 1”

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

“Supreme Court to hear restrictive Mississippi abortion law on December 1”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

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“Conservative Appeals Judges Question Felon Voting Ban Claims; Mississippi prohibits certain felons from ever voting again; En banc Fifth Circuit hears claim that ban cruel and unusual”

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JANUARY 23, 2024

“Conservative Appeals Judges Question Felon Voting Ban Claims; Mississippi prohibits certain felons from ever voting again; En banc Fifth Circuit hears claim that ban cruel and unusual”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Mississippi judge allows state trigger ban to take effect, orders abortion clinic to close

JURIST

JULY 5, 2022

A Mississippi judge Tuesday blocked a challenge to the state’s abortion ban, shutting down abortion access in the cascading aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Chancery Court Judge Debbra K. Wade and declared Mississippi’s abortion statute to be constitutional. Planned Parenthood.

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“Lone Mississippi clinic on front line of U.S. Supreme Court abortion battle”

HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

“Lone Mississippi clinic on front line of U.S. Supreme Court abortion battle”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

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Supreme Court of Mississippi Applies Pinkerton Conspiracy Theory to Forfeiture by Wrongdoing Exception

EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, Mississippi Rule of Evidence 804(b)(6) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay A statement offered against a party that wrongfully caused – or acquiesced in wrongfully causing – the declarant’s unavailability as a witness,

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Mississippi House Passes Controversial Bill Establishing Unelected Court System

The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The Mississippi House of Representatives has passed a bill that will form a court system of unelected judges and prosecutors to preside over part of the majority-Black city of Jackson, the Capitol Complex Improvement District, Kiara Alfonseca reports for ABC News.

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“There is no middle ground in the Mississippi abortion case. The court must overrule ‘Roe.'”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 22, 2021

“There is no middle ground in the Mississippi abortion case. The court must overrule ‘Roe.'” ” Law professor Sherif Girgis has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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Court of Appeals of Mississippi Finds Victim's Question "Why Did You Shoot Me?" Admissible as a Dying Declaration

EvidenceProf Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, Mississippi Rule of Evidence 804(b)(2) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay In a prosecution for homicide or in a civil case, [for] a statement that the declarant, while believing the declarant’s death to.

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“The Supreme Court may toss Roe. But Congress can still preserve abortion rights. A simple majority vote in the Senate would nullify the threat to reproductive health posed by the Mississippi case.”

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JUNE 7, 2021

“The Supreme Court may toss Roe. A simple majority vote in the Senate would nullify the threat to reproductive health posed by the Mississippi case.” But Congress can still preserve abortion rights. ” Law professor Neal Kumar Katyal has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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Court of Appeals of Mississippi Find Statement Against Interest Inadmissible Under Rule 804(b)(3)(B)

EvidenceProf Blog

MAY 5, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, Mississippi Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement that: (A) a reasonable person in the declarant’s position would have made only if the person believed it to.

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“Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans Sued for Engineering the Wrongful Prosecution of Curtis Flowers; The landmark lawsuit was brought on behalf of Flowers by the Mississippi Center for Justice and the Hogan Lovells law firm”

HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

“Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans Sued for Engineering the Wrongful Prosecution of Curtis Flowers; The landmark lawsuit was brought on behalf of Flowers by the Mississippi Center for Justice and the Hogan Lovells law firm”: The Mississippi Center for Justice issued this news release yesterday.

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Things to Discuss with a Mississippi Child Custody Lawyer

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MAY 6, 2022

There’s no point in having the children express their wish to live with you as Mississippi courts do not have to take their will into consideration.

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“Supreme Court Rules Against Mississippi in Water-Rights Case; State had argued that the city of Memphis, Tenn., was pumping too much from an underground aquifer that extended under its territory”

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

“Supreme Court Rules Against Mississippi in Water-Rights Case; State had argued that the city of Memphis, Tenn., And John Fritze of USA Today reports that “ Supreme Court backs Tennessee in water rights dispute with Mississippi.” delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Mississippi v.

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In dispute over groundwater, court tells Mississippi it’s equitable apportionment or nothing

SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Share Less than two months after oral argument, in its first interstate groundwater case, the Supreme Court unanimously decided that Mississippi must rely on a doctrine known as equitable apportionment if it wants to sue Tennessee over the shared Middle Claiborne Aquifer. As expected, the court’s opinion in Mississippi v.

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“Supreme Court’s decision in abortion case will affect dozens of states beyond Mississippi”

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

“Supreme Court’s decision in abortion case will affect dozens of states beyond Mississippi”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

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US appeals court to reconsider decision striking down Mississippi Jim Crow-era voter disenfranchisement law

Mississippi civic leaders file a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court

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US federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi ‘ballot harvesting’ law

Final member of Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ sentenced for involvement in assault of Black men

Supreme Court sets argument date for Mississippi abortion case

US Supreme Court settles water dispute between Tennessee and Mississippi

“The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas”

Only 1 out of 5 defendants in this Mississippi county get court-appointed lawyers before indictment

Abortion drug maker drops lawsuit challenging Mississippi restrictions on provision and use of drug

Mississippi AG files brief with Supreme Court urging Roe and Casey be overturned

“Court: Mississippi can continue blocking felons from voting.”

Judge Prevents Mississippi From Creating White-Elected Courts For Black Counties… For Now

DOJ seeks participation in Mississippi 15-week abortion suit

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Applies "Common Nucleus of Operative Fact" Test to Spousal Competency/Privilege

Court unanimously favors Tennessee in groundwater dispute with Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Interprets Disclosure Portion of Mississippi Learned Treatise Exception

“A Fifth Circuit immigration order lays bare a conservative divide on the appeals court; It’s ‘mad vibes’ judges v. legal conservatives in a sign of just how far right the federal appeals court has gone that covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas”

“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade”

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Mississippi abortion law case

Some Mississippi Courts Keep Search-Warrant Records from the Public

Mississippi Proves Civil Rights Lawyer’s Point With Sham Arrest And Trial

“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade”

Court Upholds Jim Crow-era Voting Restrictions in Mississippi

US Supreme Court asked to review Mississippi’s felon disenfranchisement provision

“Mississippi voting rights case is argued at US appeals court”

“Mississippi Supreme Court orders 3rd trial in car crash case”

Mississippi medical marijuana legalization moves on to the state governor’s desk

I Did Not Have Mississippi Creating Whites-Only Courts On My Black History Month Bingo Card

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Finds Rule 801(d)(1)(C) Only Applies to Technical Identifications

“Supreme Court to hear restrictive Mississippi abortion law on December 1”

“Conservative Appeals Judges Question Felon Voting Ban Claims; Mississippi prohibits certain felons from ever voting again; En banc Fifth Circuit hears claim that ban cruel and unusual”

Mississippi judge allows state trigger ban to take effect, orders abortion clinic to close

“Lone Mississippi clinic on front line of U.S. Supreme Court abortion battle”

Supreme Court of Mississippi Applies Pinkerton Conspiracy Theory to Forfeiture by Wrongdoing Exception

Mississippi House Passes Controversial Bill Establishing Unelected Court System

“There is no middle ground in the Mississippi abortion case. The court must overrule ‘Roe.'”

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Finds Victim's Question "Why Did You Shoot Me?" Admissible as a Dying Declaration

“The Supreme Court may toss Roe. But Congress can still preserve abortion rights. A simple majority vote in the Senate would nullify the threat to reproductive health posed by the Mississippi case.”

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Find Statement Against Interest Inadmissible Under Rule 804(b)(3)(B)

“Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans Sued for Engineering the Wrongful Prosecution of Curtis Flowers; The landmark lawsuit was brought on behalf of Flowers by the Mississippi Center for Justice and the Hogan Lovells law firm”

Things to Discuss with a Mississippi Child Custody Lawyer

“Supreme Court Rules Against Mississippi in Water-Rights Case; State had argued that the city of Memphis, Tenn., was pumping too much from an underground aquifer that extended under its territory”

In dispute over groundwater, court tells Mississippi it’s equitable apportionment or nothing

“Supreme Court’s decision in abortion case will affect dozens of states beyond Mississippi”

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