Laws and Mississippi - Paralegal Brief

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.

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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. Third, even if disenfranchisement were a punishment, it is not cruel and unusual.

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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.

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

JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

The third of six members of the Mississippi deputy group who referred to themselves as the “Goon Squad,” Daniel Opdyke, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 and a half years in federal prison for his involvement in the torture of two black men. The officers then beat both men and tased them 17 times.

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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., GenBioPro Inc.,

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

JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2022

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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Supreme Court sets argument date for Mississippi abortion case

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

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. The test finds a law unconstitutional when it imposes an undue burden on a woman seeking an abortion. Hellerstedt in 2016.

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DOJ seeks participation in Mississippi 15-week abortion suit

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

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. The law carves out few exceptions such as when the mother’s life is endangered or the fetus is unlikely to survive outside of the womb. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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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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“Civil rights attorneys say a 100-year-old law in Mississippi is unconstitutional”

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

“Civil rights attorneys say a 100-year-old law in Mississippi is unconstitutional”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of WBUR’s “Here & Now.”

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Mississippi abortion law case

JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Jackson Women’s Health Organization , a case involving a Mississippi law banning all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. 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. Dobbs then appealed the case to the Supreme Court.

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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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“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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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. The law was blocked at both the district and appellate court levels, and the Supreme Court debated for months before deciding to take up the case. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. ” Oral arguments are scheduled for October.

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US congressional committees to investigate ‘life and death’ Jackson, Mississippi water crisis

JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Two US congressional committees Monday launched investigations into Mississippi’s handling of the Jackson water crisis. In August, torrential rain and flooding in the Jackson, Mississippi area left approximately 180,000 people without water for days.

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US Department of Justice opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi police department

JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi will conduct this investigation according to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. This investigation will be the 11th investigation into law enforcement misconduct. The LPD has agreed to cooperate with the investigation.

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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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“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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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. Facts as developed so far indicate that Mississippi will be unable to meet that burden.

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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. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch published a certification on June 27 that formally recognized the overturning of landmark abortion rights decision Roe v.

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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”

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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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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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Some Mississippi Courts Keep Search-Warrant Records from the Public

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The judges who preside over these courtrooms are similar to justices of the peace in other states and are not required to have a law degree. Some of those courts violate state rules by failing to require law enforcement to return search warrants and related documents.

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Layoffs, Judicial Assistants, And Mississippi Justice — See Also

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Law Students Aren't The Only Ones Getting Help From ChatGPT : Don't worry clerks, you've still got some job security. Mississippi Prepares To Bypass Democracy And Just Appoint The White Officers And Judges They Want : I miss when the biggest issue was just gerrymandering. Did You Get In To One Of The Most Selective Law Schools?

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Mississippi Just Declared Its 30th Confederate Heritage Month. How Is That Constitutional?

Above The Law

APRIL 13, 2022

The post Mississippi Just Declared Its 30th Confederate Heritage Month. appeared first on Above the Law. I think they should commit to the bit and pass National Red Coat Appreciation Month, too. How Is That Constitutional?

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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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“Justice Kavanaugh’s Misdirection Plays in the Mississippi Abortion Case”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“Justice Kavanaugh’s Misdirection Plays in the Mississippi Abortion Case”: Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict. Also online at Justia’s Verdict, Austin Sarat and Dennis Aftergut have an essay titled “ After Roe , The Coming Fight to End All Abortions Everywhere.”

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Mississippi Regularly Fails to Investigate Rampant Abuses by Sheriff’s and Their Departments

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In Mississippi, allegations of jailhouse rape, brutal beatings and corrupt acts by sheriffs and their deputies regularly go ignored by the state, even despite ample evidence, Ilyssa Daly, Jerry Mitchell and Rachel Axon report in an investigation for the New York Times.

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“An Arbitrary Line’s Arbitrariness is a Feature, Not a Bug (Mississippi Abortion Case Edition)”

HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

“An Arbitrary Line’s Arbitrariness is a Feature, Not a Bug (Mississippi Abortion Case Edition)”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

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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. ” Law professor Sherif Girgis has this essay online at The Washington Post. The court must overrule ‘Roe.'”

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Things to Discuss with a Mississippi Child Custody Lawyer

LegalReader

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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“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

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

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Jailing Mentally Ill in Mississippi Leads to Maltreatment, Deaths

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A law passed in 2009 requiring jails to meet state standards if they hold people awaiting psychiatric treatment has resulted in just one jail that’s certified among the 71 that detained about 800 such people in the year ending in June 2023. Nine died by suicide and twelve had not been charged with a crime.

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The Last of Four Mississippi Prison Escapees Has Been Found in Law Enforcement Investigation

The Crime Report

MAY 4, 2023

The last of the four inmates who escaped on April 22, from Raymond Detention Center near Jackson, Mississippi has been found and arrested at a home in Crystal Springs, around 20 miles away from the detention center, the Associated Press reports.

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The Texas abortion decision and the Mississippi abortion argument

SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Mary Ziegler, a professor at Florida State University and the foremost expert on abortion law, analyzes the ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. The post The Texas abortion decision and the Mississippi abortion argument appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Jackson and the argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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“Texas has all but banned abortion. But a Mississippi law could be what ends Roe v. Wade. If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ‘trigger laws’ across 12 states — including Texas — that ban all abortions will go into effect within months.”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But a Mississippi law could be what ends Roe v. Wade, ‘trigger laws’ across 12 states — including Texas — that ban all abortions will go into effect within months.” “Texas has all but banned abortion. If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v.

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“Outside Philly and Pittsburgh, it can be as hard to get an abortion in Pa. as in Mississippi; Although Pennsylvania never enacted restrictions as stringent as Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks, the laws on the books still mostly wiped out access from Philly to Pittsburgh”

HowAppealing

MAY 9, 2022

as in Mississippi; Although Pennsylvania never enacted restrictions as stringent as Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks, the laws on the books still mostly wiped out access from Philly to Pittsburgh”: Sarah Gantz of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

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“Conservatives, Often Wary of Foreign Law, Look Abroad in Abortion Case; When the Supreme Court hears arguments this fall in a big abortion case from Mississippi, it will consider dueling accounts of international practices”

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

“Conservatives, Often Wary of Foreign Law, Look Abroad in Abortion Case; When the Supreme Court hears arguments this fall in a big abortion case from Mississippi, it will consider dueling accounts of international practices”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The (..)

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“The Supreme Court and the Future of Roe v. Wade; Abortion rights may hinge on a case involving a Mississippi law — and the errors of fact and judgment in the state’s brief are staggering”

HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Wade; Abortion rights may hinge on a case involving a Mississippi law — and the errors of fact and judgment in the state’s brief are staggering”: Margaret Talbot will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the September 27, 2021 issue of The New Yorker. “The Supreme Court and the Future of Roe v.

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Mississippi Medical Marijuana Initiative Continues to be Debated

LegalReader

JANUARY 12, 2021

Madison, Mississippi Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler is challenging Initiative 65 in court.

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“What to Know About the Mississippi Abortion Law Challenging Roe v. Wade; A case coming before the Supreme Court is seen as potentially pivotal in establishing how aggressively the justices might move to place new constraints on abortion rights”

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

“What to Know About the Mississippi Abortion Law Challenging Roe v. Wade; A case coming before the Supreme Court is seen as potentially pivotal in establishing how aggressively the justices might move to place new constraints on abortion rights”: Adeel Hassan of The New York Times has this report.

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US federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi ‘ballot harvesting’ law

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

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

Mississippi civic leaders file a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court

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

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

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

Supreme Court sets argument date for Mississippi abortion case

DOJ seeks participation in Mississippi 15-week abortion suit

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

“Civil rights attorneys say a 100-year-old law in Mississippi is unconstitutional”

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Mississippi abortion law case

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

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

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

US congressional committees to investigate ‘life and death’ Jackson, Mississippi water crisis

US Department of Justice opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi police department

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

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

Court unanimously favors Tennessee in groundwater dispute with Mississippi

“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

“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”

Court Upholds Jim Crow-era Voting Restrictions in Mississippi

Some Mississippi Courts Keep Search-Warrant Records from the Public

Layoffs, Judicial Assistants, And Mississippi Justice — See Also

Mississippi Just Declared Its 30th Confederate Heritage Month. How Is That Constitutional?

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

“Justice Kavanaugh’s Misdirection Plays in the Mississippi Abortion Case”

Mississippi Regularly Fails to Investigate Rampant Abuses by Sheriff’s and Their Departments

“An Arbitrary Line’s Arbitrariness is a Feature, Not a Bug (Mississippi Abortion Case Edition)”

Mississippi House Passes Controversial Bill Establishing Unelected Court System

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

Things to Discuss with a Mississippi Child Custody Lawyer

“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.”

Jailing Mentally Ill in Mississippi Leads to Maltreatment, Deaths

The Last of Four Mississippi Prison Escapees Has Been Found in Law Enforcement Investigation

The Texas abortion decision and the Mississippi abortion argument

“Texas has all but banned abortion. But a Mississippi law could be what ends Roe v. Wade. If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ‘trigger laws’ across 12 states — including Texas — that ban all abortions will go into effect within months.”

“Outside Philly and Pittsburgh, it can be as hard to get an abortion in Pa. as in Mississippi; Although Pennsylvania never enacted restrictions as stringent as Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks, the laws on the books still mostly wiped out access from Philly to Pittsburgh”

“Conservatives, Often Wary of Foreign Law, Look Abroad in Abortion Case; When the Supreme Court hears arguments this fall in a big abortion case from Mississippi, it will consider dueling accounts of international practices”

“The Supreme Court and the Future of Roe v. Wade; Abortion rights may hinge on a case involving a Mississippi law — and the errors of fact and judgment in the state’s brief are staggering”

Mississippi Medical Marijuana Initiative Continues to be Debated

“What to Know About the Mississippi Abortion Law Challenging Roe v. Wade; A case coming before the Supreme Court is seen as potentially pivotal in establishing how aggressively the justices might move to place new constraints on abortion rights”

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