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Thousands stuck in Mississippi jails without trial, MacArthur Justice Center reports

JURIST

The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law published a report Wednesday identifying thousands of people being held in Mississippi’s county jails while awaiting trial because they cannot afford bail or public defenders unavailable when required.

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US federal appeals court hears oral arguments in Mississippi felony disenfranchisement case

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging a Mississippi felon voter disenfranchisement law. The post US federal appeals court hears oral arguments in Mississippi felony disenfranchisement case appeared first on JURIST - News.

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A ‘Fair and Speedy Trial’ is a Pipe Dream for Many Poor Americans: Study

The Crime Report

While most Americans believe arrested people go to court soon after their arrest, Constitutional guarantees of a “fair and speedy trial” are infrequently honored in our under-resourced criminal justice system, according to a study produced by the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

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In-person arguments come out of storage

SCOTUSBlog

Also filing into that gallery are the justices’ law clerks and a few other court employees. The lectern and tables for lawyers arguing cases have been pushed to the back edge of the bar section, which is otherwise devoid of the many chairs where bar members would sit. The first case is Mississippi v. Thomas says.